Synthetic cannabinoids generally act as agonists (causing an interaction) with the CB1 receptor rather than antagonists (blocking an interaction). According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse ...

New research shows that prenatal exposure to a synthetic cannabinoid induces long-term adverse health effects in rats. The corresponding study was published in the American Journal of Physiology- Lung ...

Herbal Marijuana Alternatives (HMAs) such as K2 or Spice are sold as alternatives to marijuana that provide similar clinical effects but are not detectable by the traditional marijuana screening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naturally grown cannabis is known to relieve pain, but its addictive high has limited its usefulness as a long-term treatment for ...

Synthetic cannabinoid abuse is a growing problem in the United States, with new versions of the drugs coming on the market every year. New research is examining how the body processes these man-made ...

Six cases of severe bleeding were reported in northeast Illinois by people who took various synthetic cannabinoids, which is often called fake weed, K2, and spice, according to the Illinois Department ...

A University of Bath research team developed a portable, low-cost instrument that detects the presence of illegal drugs soaked into paper or fabrics. This device will be beneficial in detecting ...

A warning about life-threatening bleeding linked to use of synthetic cannabinoids -- commonly known as fake weed or spice -- was issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday ...

On Wednesday and Thursday (August 15 and August 16), more than 85 people in New Haven, Connecticut, overdosed on synthetic cannabinoids. In Washington, DC, last month, more than 300 people overdosed ...

BEACON — Investigators found synthetic cannabinoids and other “unknown substances” at the site where six inmates and 13 staff members became ill inside Fishkill Correctional Facility last week, prison ...

Cathinones derived from the khat plant (Catha edulis) have been used recreationally for centuries. Chewing the leaves and twigs of the plant produces amphetamine-like euphoric effects. In 2006, there ...