The Spice of Life...and Death: A Case Presentation and Review of Synthetic Marijuana Use in Mississippi.

Abstract

Like cocaine and heroin before, SCs represent a major health risk to individuals. The ever-changing formulations ofSCs make them potentially more toxic, as manufactures attempt to skirt current drug laws. Catastrophic neurologic, cardiovascular and renal disease may result from SCs and other impurities packaged with these "herbal products". Ongoing education to the public about these hazardous drugs is needed to 'Combat the fact that they are sometimes promoted as safe and natural. The epidemic of SC use must be emphasized to Mississippi physicians to improve recognition of SC symptoms until a rapid detection assay is available.