Description
This informative Synthetic Drugs – Chemistry’s Dark Side DVD will educate your audience the facts, effects and consequences of using these dangerous drugs. Synthetic drug use is on the rise across this country. Many people assume that because these substance are legal to purchase, that there is no harm in using them. However, the effects of the designer drugs are unpredictable and, in many cases, deadly.
All across the country, unethical businesses and chemists are creating and distributing these dangerous psychoactive substances. Selling them in gas stations, head shops and over the Internet. Labeling them as herbal incense, glass cleaner, plant food and bath salts. Masking their true purpose as mind altering drugs.
Fake marijuana and bath salts, are two examples of synthetic drugs. They have led to a huge spike in poison control calls and emergency room visits.
Young people are making themselves guinea pigs.
The video explains exactly what synthetic drugs are, what they look like, and the ever changing legal status. As these compounds are constantly being modified, the enforcement community is having a difficult time keeping up. As soon as one drug has been made illegal, the drug’s manufacturer makes a slight change to the chemical structure and releases the next, legal version. It’s a dangerous and deadly cycle.
The DVD also includes information on several different types of psychoactive substances that are currently on the market. One of the biggest problems with these drugs is that the short and long term effects of these chemicals are completely unknown. There are no quality control or testing procedures. There’s no control over potency or instruction on dosage. People taking these substances are placing their lives in danger.
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