The New York Police warned about the danger of the “synthetic marijuana”, a designer drug that can cause profound behavioral disturbances and even death, and whose consumption is increasingly widespread in that city.
The drug is also known as Spice or K2, and contains chemicals that, in most cases, try to play the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, but can be 100 to 800 times powerful, according to a report from the BBC .
The health authorities in the United States warned that, although presented as an incense or natural product is actually dried plant material sprayed with synthetic cannabinoids and a mixture of unknown chemicals, including pesticides and rat poison .
In New York, the synthetic marijuana is available on the street and online. This drug produces a behavior disorder, erratic reactions, extreme paranoia, hallucinations and unusual force.
Police said that city in the first five months of this year, the drug already killed three people than a year ago. To warn of its harmful effects, he released a video in which a man is under its influence, who breaks a wooden fence and faces a group of officers.
“Since the exact compounds in synthetic cannabinoid products change so often, it is often impossible for users to know exactly what you are introducing to your body,” said Howard Zucker, State Health Commissioner of New York, told CNN.
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