Exposure to Bath Salts and Synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinol from 2009 to 2012 in the United States

Wood, Kelly E.

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.056

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“…There were 6.6% of students who had not previously used K2/Spice who reported trying K2/Spice for the first time during college, and of those about one-third reported use during at least one more wave of the survey by fall senior year. Given the risks associated with K2/Spice use (12,13,16,26–33), it is concerning that there is a relatively high prevalence of lifetime use and students who report using K2/Spice more than a single time. Additional research should be conducted to examine what factors influence college students’ motivations to use K2/Spice or synthetic marijuana products in order to guide prevention efforts.…”

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K2 and Spice use among a cohort of college students in southeast region of the USA

Egan¹,

Suerken

Reboussin

et al. 2015

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Background K2 and Spice consist of an herbal blend of plant matter and chemical synthetic cannabinoids. These substances emerged in the early 2000s as a popular alternative to marijuana among youth and young adults. Objectives This study sought to identify rates and correlates of K2 and Spice at college entry and first use during college. Methods In Fall 2010, 3146 students at 11 colleges in North Carolina and Virginia were recruited to participate in a longitudinal cohort survey. The cohort was invited to participate in a total of six surveys over their college career. Random-effects logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with lifetime K2 and Spice use at college entry and first use during college, adjusting for clustering within schools and sample weights. Results Weighted lifetime prevalence of K2 and Spice use at college entry was 7.6%. An additional 6.6% of students reported first use during college. By the cohort’s fourth year, 17.0% reported lifetime K2 and Spice use. While lifetime prevalence increased, past 6-month prevalence decreased substantially over time. K2 and Spice use at college entry was associated with sensation seeking; hookah, marijuana, and illicit drug use; and low religiosity. First use during college was associated with having a father with less than a four-year degree; alcohol and hookah use. Conclusion Universities should ensure that prevention efforts address current substance use, including K2/Spice, and that treatment options are available for first year students who use substances.

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“…Since 2009, there have been over 10 000 exposures reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (16). Adverse consequences include cardiovascular events (26,29), psychosis (30,31), seizure (13,32) and death (33).…”

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K2 and Spice use among a cohort of college students in southeast region of the USA

Egan¹,

Suerken

Reboussin

et al. 2015

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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“…According to the online survey of British clubmen in 2009, 43% respondents said they used mephedrone at least once [27]. In USA the number of cases of mephedrone intoxication has increased from 2009 to 2011, and started decreasing in 2012 [28,29]. The prevalence of synthetic cathinones in USA among the senior pupils in 2012 was 1.3% [30], in schools of Germany the indices are the same: 2% [10].…”

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Synthetic Cathinones and Cannabinoids Are New Psychoactive Substances (Review)

Larchenko¹,

Суворов²,

Andryukhin³

et al. 2017

Sovrem Tehnol Med

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New psychoactive substances, or designer drugs, are currently a large group of substances, primarily of synthetic origin, which are designed and come on a shadow market in circumvention of the current law. The popularity of these substances among young people is due to the off-the-shelf availability, low cost, and expected safety compared to traditional drugs. As practice shows, a resulting intoxication is life-threatening.Currently, the ordered data on these substances classes, as well as clinical manifestations of poisoning related to their consumption is practically non-existent due to certain difficulties in their diagnosis. The review considers the main groups of new psychoactive substances (synthetic cathinones and cannabinoids, derivatives of piperazine, aminoindans) circulating in a shadow market. We have distinguished the basic mechanisms of their effect on human body and described the main manifestations of their consumption.When writing the review we used the data of specialized poison control medical centers, as well as the information obtained from users.

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“…The American Association of Poison Control Centers 6 report the number of calls related to bath salts increasing from 304 in 2010 to 2,655 in 2012. The patients' ages ranged from 1day to 61years, with a median age of 29.2 years.…”

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Synthetic Cathione and Cannabinoid Toxicity and Treatment

Sheffer¹

2016

PPIJ

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Exposure to Bath Salts and Synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinol from 2009 to 2012 in the United States

Cited by 51 publications

References 17 publications

K2 and Spice use among a cohort of college students in southeast region of the USA

K2 and Spice use among a cohort of college students in southeast region of the USA

Synthetic Cathinones and Cannabinoids Are New Psychoactive Substances (Review)

Synthetic Cathione and Cannabinoid Toxicity and Treatment

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