{"id":9687,"date":"2020-08-18T17:24:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/?p=9687"},"modified":"2020-08-18T17:24:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:24:01","slug":"whats-the-deal-with-synthetic-cannabinoids-like-spice-and-k2-are-they-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/whats-the-deal-with-synthetic-cannabinoids-like-spice-and-k2-are-they-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Deal With Synthetic Cannabinoids Like Spice and K2? Are They Safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last two years, the news in <\/span>Washington D.C. has reported<\/span> that cases involving overdoses related to a substance called \u201cK2\u201d, sometimes referred to as \u201cSpice\u201d, has increased by as much as 130% from the 3,488 cases brought forward in 2018. K2, or Spice, is a street drug made of synthetic cannabinoids, which studies have linked to serious health problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Spice is one of the names frequently attached to these synthetic cannabinoids, along with the name K2. The biggest difference between synthetic cannabinoids and the organic cannabinoid compounds from the cannabis plant, is that the synthetic version is made by spraying man-made chemicals onto dried plants. <\/span>Immediately, we can see that the composition of K2 is not the same as the botanical composition of cannabis. The cannabis community needs to take extreme caution against the use of these synthetic cannabinoids, especially in light of the recent research which displays that it may induce psychosis<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

K2 is often consumed for the same reasons as one might consume cannabis. K2 is also as easily accessible as cannabis BUT it does not show up in urine drug tests. This contributes to its appeal, when it should have none.\u00a0<\/span>K2 targets the same receptors in the brain which the organic cannabinoid compounds, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), target too<\/a>. However, Spice interacts with the receptors more intensely since the synthetic cannabinoids are more potent than the organic cannabinoids. It is also apparent that the synthetic cannabinoids bond to the receptors 4-5 times easier and more readily than the organic cannabinoids would.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those differences may seem like something we would benefit from\u2026 however, professionals believe that those very differences are behind the adverse side-effects. Consuming K2, the synthetic cannabinoids, is linked to psychiatric problems, which includes psychosis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike Cannabis, K2 Is Often Associated with The Following Side Effects:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

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