Synthetic Pot Dangers: Side Effects Send Thousands of Teens to ER

Published December 15, 2012

Synthetic Pot Dangers: Side Effects Send Thousands of Teens to ER

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In 2010, synthetic pot sent 11,406 people (mostly teenagers and young adults to the hospital, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network. This report, the first one on synthetic pot, examines the impacts that the drug has on society. Synthetic pot …
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Methamphetamine Drug Addiction Laid Bare On Rehabs.com (PICTURES)

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It states: "Addiction touches nearly every family, ravaging physical and mental health, relationships and personal finances. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, daughters and sons. "No one is immune to the frightening long-term impact of hard drug abuse.
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High Today, Gone Tomorrow: Why Opiate Addicts Die

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The body's natural response to opiate consumption is to develop a type of “partial immunity” called tolerance to help mitigate the effects of the drug. This defense mechanism backfires in the case of opiate abuse because repeated use develops a …
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