{"id":11224,"date":"2021-03-01T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therecoveryvillage.com\/?page_id=11224"},"modified":"2022-09-22T13:49:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:49:47","slug":"popular-drugs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.therecoveryvillage.com\/drug-addiction\/popular-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging and Popular Teen Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trends are constantly changing, and drug trends are no exception. Recently, designer and synthetic drugs are \u201cin.\u201d Is your teen facing an addiction to one of these drugs? Get help now.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Drug Landscape Is Changing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Drug use in the U.S. evolves every year. Recently, synthetic or designer drugs have increased in popularity, especially among adolescents. There are three factors that have led to the designer drug trend. First, over the last decade, online shops have changed how teens can access and acquire drugs<\/a>, replacing traditional street dealers for the ubiquitous digital shopping cart. Second, these drugs are available \u201clegally\u201d and at affordable prices. Third, ingenuity has played a role in how these synthetic drugs are constantly abused, manipulated and tweaked in order to circumvent ever-changing drug laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer Drugs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Synthetic drugs are nothing new, but creators are constantly changing the chemical components in them, making these drugs more potent and more deadly each year. On top of the constant chemical alterations to the drugs, they\u2019re often sold in inconspicuous packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Risks of Designer Drugs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is a tremendous amount of false advertising regarding synthetic drugs. Often, they\u2019ll have a \u201cnot for human consumption\u201d label on the packaging in order to get around strict drug laws. Warnings like this one don\u2019t necessarily thwart potential users. In fact, in 2015 alone, poison centers across the U.S. reported close to 8,000 cases of exposure to synthetic marijuana \u2014 despite similar warnings plastered across some of the packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These drugs are also marketed as \u201cnatural\u201d products because a lot of the ingredients are derived from plants. But the truth is that the dried plant components only make up a small part of the drug. Most of the damage is done by the dangerous mind-altering ingredients that are added to or sprayed onto the concoction, developed in laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the effects are intended to mimic the highs of traditional drugs, the side effects of designer drugs can vary \u2014 depending on how the compound has been altered or what it\u2019s been laced with. The risks include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n