STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE

Volume: 1 Number: 2 September 1, 2014
  • Şeyda Ece Sarıbaş
  • Ahmet Ulugöl
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STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE

Abstract

Cannabis has been a widely favored recreational drug throughout history. It has also been used as medicine, due to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Following the discovery of its main ingredient, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), studies focused on synthesizing new cannabinoids to be used in medicine. However, possessing the highly demanded qualities of a recreational drug, synthetic cannabinoids are nowadays being marketed as safe, natural and legal alternatives of cannabis around the world. Turkey is one of the countries in which these synthetic cannabinoids are readily available and the rate of abuse continues to increase. This review focuses on these misperceptions, examining the acute and long-term effects of synthetic cannabis abuse in addition to the medical and forensic advancements necessary to prevent this growing trend of cannabinoid abuse

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Şeyda Ece Sarıbaş This is me

Ahmet Ulugöl This is me

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September 1, 2014

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September 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Sarıbaş, Ş. E., & Ulugöl, A. (2014). STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE. Turkish Medical Student Journal, 1(2), 86-93. https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS
AMA
1.Sarıbaş ŞE, Ulugöl A. STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE. TMSJ. 2014;1(2):86-93. https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS
Chicago
Sarıbaş, Şeyda Ece, and Ahmet Ulugöl. 2014. “STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE”. Turkish Medical Student Journal 1 (2): 86-93. https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS.
EndNote
Sarıbaş ŞE, Ulugöl A (September 1, 2014) STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE. Turkish Medical Student Journal 1 2 86–93.
IEEE
[1]Ş. E. Sarıbaş and A. Ulugöl, “STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE”, TMSJ, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 86–93, Sept. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS
ISNAD
Sarıbaş, Şeyda Ece - Ulugöl, Ahmet. “STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE”. Turkish Medical Student Journal 1/2 (September 1, 2014): 86-93. https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS.
JAMA
1.Sarıbaş ŞE, Ulugöl A. STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE. TMSJ. 2014;1:86–93.
MLA
Sarıbaş, Şeyda Ece, and Ahmet Ulugöl. “STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE”. Turkish Medical Student Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, Sept. 2014, pp. 86-93, https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS.
Vancouver
1.Şeyda Ece Sarıbaş, Ahmet Ulugöl. STRUGGLE WITH BONZAI: A REVIEW ON SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ABUSE. TMSJ [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 1;1(2):86-93. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA66DT33JS