that has worked so well to find cures for some of the most devastating diseases of our time? No! Education for parents, users, the medical
community and retailers is one way to curtail use because to know the truth that these fake drugs have real consequences can change people’s perspective. Never has the term caveat emptor “buyer beware” been more appropriate! ❚
References: 1 2 University of Michigan, 2013 Monitoring the Future Study
SAMSHA:The Dawn Report. Retrieved from http://
archive.samhsa.gov/data/2k12/DAWN105/SR105- synthetic-marijuana.pdf
3
Use of K2 and Spice has caused spike in medical emergencies. (2012, o5 2014). Retrieved from http://
www.pressandguide.com/articles/2012/05/14/news/ doc4fad678c080d9770965160
4
Marijuana, Spice ‘herbal high’, and early neural development: implications for rescheduling and legalization. Retrieved from:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC4147784/
Rick Rayl is the past Director of Pharmacy Affairs for the Florida Physician’s Recovery Network and has collaborated with pharmacy recovery networks in Louisiana,
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas. As a SMART Recovery facilitator, Rick leads group at Grace Counseling Center in Lewisville, Texas. He is co-owner of Watchdog Solutions, which is a drug testing company. His experience with drug testing helps him to stay current with the rapidly expanding issues surrounding synthetic drugs such as K2.
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