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Just when you think things couldn't get any crazier...A different drug is on the horizon in the United States, a product known as K2 - or "Spice," Genie" and "Zohai." - This drug is commonly sold in head shops as incense. Produced in China and Korea, the mixture of herbs and spices is sprayed with a synthetic compound chemically similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Users roll it up in joints or inhale it from pipes, just like the real thing.

Currently, it's not regulated in the United States, a urine test cannot detect these synthetic compounds and a child can walk right in to a head shop and buy it. This product has been banned in Missouri and Kansas and all branches of the Military have banned the substance as well. Other states have pending legislation.

Side Effects include delusions, hallusinations, loss of consciousness, paranoia, increased aggravation, panic attacks, dilated pupils, elevated blood pressure, heart rate and vomiting.

Currently, it is being sold in head shops, smoke shops and online but the US Customs Service has placed a ban on the importation of "Spice" products.

posted by Brenda Barrier
 


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