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Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), commonly marketed as “Spice” and “K2”, are potent new psychoactive compounds being used among high school students, with a high risk of adverse health outcomes. Some compounds found in SCs resemble those in marijuana and are often marketed as being similar. In reality, SCs have been found to have a potency ranging from 2 to 100 times stronger than marijuana, making adverse health outcomes of SC use exponentially greater than marijuana use.
“This was the first national study examining current use of these new compounds among high school students. It’s essential to investigate those who are current users rather than ‘ever-users’ in order to understand who is currently at risk for adverse outcomes,” said Joseph Palamar, PhD, MPH, a researcher at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (NYU CDUHR).
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