Synthetic drugs are growing in popularity amongst teens as legal alternatives to their illicit counterparts. While these versions of the drugs are legal, that does not necessarily make them less dangerous. In fact, the dangers of fake drugs are far more serious then what most people think. Just recently in Texas a young teenage fell victim to synthetic LSD. Grant Hobson, age 16 was brain dead shortly after he ingested the legal synthetic version. Many different synthetic versions of Marijuana are readily available online and in head shops, gas stations, and convenience stores across the nation. Due to its easy accessibility and permissibility, they are extremely popular among teens, with white teen males being the most likely to use them. As a matter of fact it is the second most commonly used drug among high school seniors, right behind real Marijuana according to recent estimates. Per Narconon International (a drug abuse prevention community) over 4,000 calls were made to U.S. Poison Control between 2010 and 2012 after consuming “Spice” (one of the many legal synthetic versions of marijuana).
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