Other options. Close drawer menu Financial Times International Edition. Search the FT Search. World Show more World. US Show more US. Companies Show more Companies. Some of these substances may have been around for years but have reentered the market in altered chemical forms, or due to renewed popularity. Synthetic cannabinoid products are often labeled "not for human consumption.
However, the only parts of these products that are natural are the dried plant materials. Chemical tests show that the active, mind-altering ingredients are cannabinoid compounds made in laboratories. Manufacturers sell these products in colorful foil packages and plastic bottles to attract consumers.
They market these products under a wide variety of specific brand names. For several years, synthetic cannabinoid mixtures have been easy to buy in drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores, gas stations, and over the internet. Because the chemicals used in them have no medical benefit and a high potential for abuse, authorities have made it illegal to sell, buy, or possess some of these chemicals. However, manufacturers try to sidestep these laws by changing the chemical formulas in their mixtures.
Easy access and the belief that synthetic cannabinoid products are natural and therefore harmless, have likely contributed to their use among young people.
Another reason for their continued use is that standard drug tests cannot easily detect many of the chemicals used in these products. The most common way to use synthetic cannabinoids is to smoke the dried plant material. Yes, Spice can be addictive. People who use Spice a lot may have withdrawal symptoms if they try to quit.
Withdrawal symptoms can include:. Previous MTF Data. Explore teen substance use trends over time, by grade and substance with an interactive chart featuring Monitoring the Future data from to present. If a friend is using drugs, you might have to step away from the friendship for a while.
It is important to protect your own mental health and not put yourself in situations where drugs are being used. This lesson, provides scientific information about teen brain development and the effect of drugs and alcohol use on the brain. These community activities are designed to help students in grades 6 through 12 learn about the effects of drug use Content on this site is available for your use and may be reproduced in its entirety without permission from NIDA. Department of Health and Human Services.
Aminoalkylindoles — the most common sub-family of synthetic cannabinoids —- are produced, in kilogram quantities, through quick and simple chemical reactions using legal substances. These substances are produced on a large-scale by chemical companies based in China and then shipped, as bulk powders, to Europe by air or sea.
Once in Europe, the synthetic cannabinoids are mixed with or sprayed onto plant material using solvents such as acetone or methanol to dissolve the powders. The combination is then dried, packaged and sold as either incense or smoking mixtures. JWH is now a controlled substance in many countries under narcotics legislation. But the prevalence of next-generation synthetic cannabinoids — now known colloquially as Spice or Mamba — continue to be the largest group of new psychoactive substances NPS in common usage.
As of December , 14 different sub-families of cannabinoid agonists have been identified — indicating that there are potentially hundreds of these types of substances circulating via the internet and often across international borders.
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