These days’ young people are looking for new and legal ways to get high. This can be accomplished by doing everything from ‘whippets’ –inhaling aerosol, to sniffing white out, to smoking K2 or ‘spice’ as it is sometimes called. But the danger doesn’t end there, not by a long shot. Kids are inventive, and with the plethora of information available to them on the internet and through social networking- they are finding new and even more dangerous ways to get high. K2 for example-which is said to mimic the effects of marijuana, has caused a dramatic increase in Emergency room visits in just the last two years. The same is true for ‘bath salts’ which are supposed to recreate the effects cocaine. These substances contain well over 400 chemicals and create lasting health problems, such as a rapid heartbeat, paranoia, coma, seizures, and even death.
In addition to the aforementioned designer drugs, older forms of intoxication from naturally occurring substances are being used by the young people of today. An example of this would be ingesting wormwood- a substance used in making the very powerful drink: Absinthe. Even things that seem fairly harmless to many of us can have adverse health effects. Red Bull, a popular energy drink in America has been banned in both Germany and France. Red bull contains 0.13mcg of cocaine per serving and greatly increases the likelihood of heart attack and stroke for both the young and the old. Red Bull also contains Glucuronolactone- a very dangerous chemical stimulant.
Potential highs are everywhere. Don’t let a loved one’s drug abuse slip under the radar, consider drug testing individuals who seem out of sorts; you could save their life.
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