Long-term effects Liquid incense c4

The long-term effects of synthetic cannabinoids on reproduction, cancer development, memory or addiction potential are not known. One report suggests some of these products may contain heavy metal residues that may be harmful to health. Other reports claim synthetic marijuana can be addicting — users who have had even unpleasant experiences crave additional drug. Regular users may experience withdrawal symptoms.

Extent of Liquid incense c4  use in teens

In the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey, a survey from the National Institute of Liquid incense c4  Abuse (NIDA) on adolescent drug use, past year use of synthetic marijuana (3.3%) was ranked third compared to use of natural marijuana (35.7%) and LSD (3.6%) in high school seniors. In 2020, past-year synthetic marijuana use was reported at a rate of 2.4%, a drop of 0.9% from the previous year.

In general, rates of synthetic marijuana use have been declining since 2012 when it was at its highest; in 2012, 11.3% of high school seniors reported use of Spice or K2. These numbers are not surprising considering the increased legal status of recreation marijuana in the U.S., and the continued illegal classification of synthetic cannabinoids.

Do drug tests screen for Spice or K2?

While the chemicals sprayed on plant material to produce Spice or K2 were previously not easily detectable in standard drug tests, that is changing and some drug tests now include assays to identify the common compounds found in synthetic marijuana.¹

Cannabimimetics (for example, “Spice” or “K2” containing JWH018, JWH073, HU-210, and other analogs) are prohibited in certain competitive sports and can be found on the World Anti-Doping List. Laboratory tests are becoming increasingly common for the detection of Spice and K2 in urine drug screens. Like marijuana, the active ingredients in Spice and K2 have a long half-life and can be stored in the body for extended periods of time.⁸

In addition, some cannabidiol (CBD) products extracted from cannabis plants may also contain THC that could result in a positive test for a prohibited cannabinoid.