The drug Spice or K2 consists of a mixture of herbs and spices that have been sprayed with a synthetic compound similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. It’s often marketed as “fake weed.”
What does it look like?
It looks like a mixture of herbs and it is packaged in small foil bags or in round plastic containers. The words “not for human consumption” often appear somewhere on the product label.
What are the effects
The effects can be unpredictable since it can be unknown what the product actually contains.
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Alcohol is a depressant and the most widely used psychoactive drug. Alcohol is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream and affects every organ in the body. One drink is defined as: 12 ounces of lager beer, 7 ounces of malt liquor, 5 ounces of wine, or 1 1/2 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits (a shot).
While alcohol is a legal drug and many people can drink in moderation without becoming dependent or experiencing adverse consequences, consider these statistics:
Source: Cohen, W. & Inaba, D. (2007). Downers: Opiates/Opioids & sedative-hypnotics. In Uppers, Downers, All Arounders (2nd ed., pp 246). Medford, Oregon: CNS Productions, Inc.
