Effects Of The Effect On Our Society - 2466 Words

This has become one of the most popular used drug among teenagers after Marijuana, it has created many problems, and has made a negative impact on our society (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2012). Onset abuse in minors affects all of us no matter social class, race, culture, religion, and every youth is at risk. Some of the wealthiest children would purchase this drug online and the poor children can easily by it at the nearest convenience store. They are marketed as fragrance, potpourri, incense with label stating not for human consumption but they still use it (Kathryn et al., 2012). It seems to me that children believe that’s a way they can fool their authority figure. Cause and effects of the use of K2. Some of the causes of the†¦show more content†¦According to research children or young adults who used synthetic marijuana end up in the emergency rooms for excessive vomiting, racing heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, seizures, and even hallucinations after usage (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2012). Repeated use of synthetic marijuana can lead to changes in their mood, memory, thinking ability, anxiety, perception, attention, and even have syptoms of paranoia or pshychosis (Spaderna et al., 2013). Approximately 11.3 % of high school seniors reported using the drug according to the Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2012). The surveys informed us that the seniors reported using the drug once or twice and that the risk level was reported low. In 2010 there was approximately 2900 emergency calls reported by the Poison Control Centers and this calls increased to 7000 by 2011 (Richardson et al., 2016). According to NYC.Gov Health site K2 is not marijuana and approximately 90% of male users have emergency room visits since 2015 (Kunins, 2015). Approximately 11, 406 emergency department visits involving synthetic drugs by patients ages 12-29 was recorded by the Drug Abuse Warning Network (Dawn) (Richardson et al., 2016). According to Kunins (2015), k2 is more dangerous than marijuana and there have been more than six thousand visits to the emergency room visits in 2015. Research says that males accounted for many hospital visits for, psychological