In recent years, an unhealthy hobby has flourished among young people: smoking blends. In pursuit of drive, seeking to buy smoking blends and refuel hookah, young people cannot always assess the health consequences and potential harm that spice cravings carry.
Lighting a hookah and getting momentary pleasure from smoking, young people almost never think about what the health consequences of such a seemingly harmless pleasure will be.
Types of smoking mixtures
Initially, the term "smoking mixture" meant the collection of certain herbs that can cause a psychoactive change in consciousness. In the composition of such mixtures in the right proportions included henbane, wild rosemary, Hawaiian rose, sage sage and some other herbs and plant extracts to obtain a certain stimulating or hallucinogenic effect.
These herbs are allowed for use in certain dosages, but in most cases, you can find mixtures of herbs treated with special chemicals on sale - a vivid example of this is the spice smoking mixtures prohibited for sale. The composition of such a smoking mixture includes a synthetic preparation cannabinoid, which has a strong hallucinogenic effect, causing a permanent change in the psyche.
It is not always possible to visually distinguish whether smoking mixtures contain synthetic drugs. Even those that are sold legally also contain chemicals in the form of salt, which enhance the effects of herbs. Through the efforts of clandestine chemists, all new synthetic drugs are being introduced into production, which the controlling organizations do not have time to add to the list of prohibited ones.
Why are smoking mixtures dangerous?
The smoking mixtures that are used when refueling a hookah are a mild form of a drug and they affect the body in the same way as smoking marijuana, opium or cocaine. Systematic enthusiasm for smoking mixtures leads to irreversible disturbances in the activity of the central nervous system, a decrease in mental activity.
Also, this hobby leads to a change in most important biochemical processes in the human body and (to one degree or another) to disruption of the activity of all organs.
Health Effects of Smoking Blends
- mental dependence on them;
- the development of manic-depressive states;
- loss of coordination;
- a sharp increase in blood pressure due to vasospasm;
- headaches, pain in the region of the heart;
- redness of the whites of the eyes;
- the development of chronic diseases of the respiratory system, including chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cancer of the larynx and nose.
The consequences of the use of smoking mixtures can be the most unpredictable. Not a single narcologist can tell how quickly addiction to the drug will develop and the patient will be forced to look for a stronger drug. In especially severe cases, severe psychosis and severe mental disorders, up to schizophrenia, can develop.
A person gradually loses interest in past hobbies, moves away from friends. The problems in the family, in school and work are compounded by the constant need to acquire more and more powerful and expensive drugs in order to alleviate their condition. This often leads to theft, involvement in drug trafficking, and connections with criminals. As a result, the criticality of assessing one's actions decreases, the meaning of life is lost, and personality degradation occurs.
Determining the dependence on smoking mixtures is quite difficult - the drug is not detected in the blood during laboratory analysis. You can suspect this if you notice that the interlocutor has dilated pupils, shifting gaze, reddening of the sclera of the eyes. There may be inappropriate behavior: excessive giggle, aggressiveness or antics, trembling of the limbs, impaired coordination of movements. In this case, it can be assumed that the person is under the influence of psychotropic drugs and measures must be taken to treat him.
