Bad K2/Spice Reaction

A stickhead (K2 smoker) falls out and hallucinates after smoking a particularly potent batch of K2. He shakes it off right before the police arrived, and got away on the city bus.

Synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or Spice, was long available over the counter in corner stores and head shops, an unregulated, unpredictable chemical substance that physically resembles marijuana.The drug often makes users act erratically, experiencing respiratory problems and collapsing into the sidewalk or street. For those who may be unaware of the drug and its side effects, here are answers to some of the most common questions.

What is synthetic marijuana?
At its core, synthetic marijuana is a blend of industrial chemicals sprayed on dried leaves and lawn clippings, wrapped in brightly colored packages and sold under a variety of brand names – K2 and Spice being the most recognizable – though hundreds of others have been found. While it's designed to look like marijuana, it affects the brain differently than the natural drug, and, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, users can experience "anxiety and agitation, nausea and vomiting, high blood pressure, shaking and seizures, hallucinations and paranoia, and they may act violently." A constantly changing range of chemicals is used, and the combination and potency can change by brand or even by batch.

Where did it come from?
In the 1990s, South Carolina chemist John W. Huffman began researching artificial ways to mimic cannabinoids, the active chemicals found in marijuana, in order to research the therapeutic effects without facing the red tape of experimenting with Schedule 1 substance. He was somewhat successful – one of the compounds he developed was shown to help non-melanoma skin cancer and brain tumors in lab mice – so he published his findings in the mid-2000s, which included instructions for manufacture that he later said could be followed by a "halfway decent undergraduate chemistry major in three steps using commercially available materials." Not surprisingly, many did – though Huffman doesn't understand why so many people would try something so dangerous, comparing smoking the drug to playing "Russian roulette."

Why is it so popular?
First off, the price. While an ounce of real marijuana can go for upwards of $350 on the street, this synthetic drug costs about $50 online or about $10 a bag in some corner stores or head shops – making it a hit among kids and the homeless. Also, since its not just a single substance, synthetic marijuana doesn't show up in drug tests, making it first choice for people who face testing, like those in the military or under court-ordered supervision.

[jenanjuice]

I work in the ER, we’ve been getting a lot of these. I had one guy that went into psychosis and didn’t come out for 2 days. Stay away from this drug

[atunez]

Man I’m blessed to have never been on a trip like the guy in the video but it’s always the same thing, people who wanna get you high or you get high cuz their getting high and when they see you at a extremely vulnerable place you become their entertainment. Don’t be that person. As a teen I would hate it when someone said stay away from drugs but as an adult I pray for the people who do take them.

[uFreakMeowt]

I smoked K2 once when I was younger. The high was terrifying because I thought I was dying.. and by seeing these videos it seems like no one has a good time taking this crap.

[smolsoulless]

He's trying to follow the opening in reality, I've been through this is terrifying

[gcode]

It's crazy they were selling this shit in the corner stores here in NY

[a-man]

Smoked k2 back when I was 13 in 2010, had the worst experience of my life smoking it. Everything went black in my vision and I kept feeling like my brain was bleeding inside of my skull, like it was pouring down the back of my head and down my neck. I thought I was going to die that night lol

[hollowtavo]

Bought this when I was homeless once thinking it was bad weed in a dime bag. I would actually rather be dead than have to live through that twice how any one can be addicted to this I have no clue those ppl are truly sick

[solidtoast]

Best way I could describe my experience is it felt like life became a video game that glitches and froze up on me. It felt like all 5 of my senses combined into one and it was the most horrifying thing I could ever imagine. Even being burned to death sounds like a more peaceful option. And the ringing in my head. God, it still hasn't gone away. Silence is defeaning. To this day I suffer from issues that doctors can't figure out... for 5 and a half years. Worst part is, I have no official diagnosis of anything from it. Other than panic disorder. So not only can I not work, I also can't get disability so I'm basically screwed. It should've just killed me... if it weren't for the discovery of benzodiazepines, I would've ended it a long time ago. It's the only thing I can take that doesn't make me worse and it actually helps some. They kept trying me on a bunch of different antidepressants. All reacted the same. Felt like I hit spice again. I can't smoke weed anymore, I can't have caffeine, can't have alot of sugar, I can't even take B12 vitamin supplements. They ALL throw me into panic attacks. Even while I'm on my anxiety medication... Hell is on earth and I'm definitely living it.

[nighthawkviper]

That man blacked out and his body was working on almost 0 brain function. Then when he's able to get oxygen back to his brain, he snaps back to reality. That's what most strains of this stuff does.

[irstalina]

I've reacted exactly like that when I smoked too much of it. it's horrifying

[EzH]

I tripped off of this and it was the worst experience of my life my friends face look like a fuckin monster and I was screaming at him to get away for me because I thought he was going to kill me. I was puking and I couldn’t catch my breath. They told me it only lasted for 20 minutes but it felt like it was lasting forever I thought I was going to die…..never again

[MaryJane]

Be careful guys, he might eat your face off. Now, instead of laughing call EMS.

[kevinhonore]

If you never smoked this before I suggest you dont not a plesent experience!!

[bouggyman]

When he said “5 yards to the goal line” I had bear crawl punishment flashbacks the way that dude was lookin💀

[avabethmcghee]

Least pleasant trip ever. That's all I have to say about the shit.

[sonny]

This is why real Marijuana should be legal on the federal level so that k2 won't be on the streets.

[thomasward]

For people who have bad trips on spice does it have something 2 do with religion or something spiritual every time the bad trip happens? Just wondering cuz when i wigged out it always had something to do with religion

[zebdoz]

Fuck that if I smoke I am sticking to the real deal

[beckystarrski]

Good Lord! They cut it right before they didn’t show him walking 🚶🏻‍♀️ into traffic !! 😳

[yungronny]

At this point staying sober is better than getting high