A Popular Psychoactive Substance Among Youth; Synthetic Cannabinoid (bonsai): A Review

Abstract

SUMMARYAddiction refers to not being able to control over desire towards an object or someone even though it has negative impact on one's health and social life. Nowadays, psychoactive drug use has become very serious issue for people. Since it threatens most of the countries in the world, many researchers have focused on psychoactive drugs. Bonsai is popular substance in this category. This substance is known as bonsai among public which affects health and social life of teenage and young adults negatively. Since it has become a threat for public health, this psychoactive drug has attracted notice significantly in short time. This drug is entitled as "new ge neration" snythetic cannabinoid and recently, it has been used very frequently in all around the world including Turkey. Findings from various research have indicated that the use of synthetic cannabinoid (bonsai) has increased dramatically among youth in last 10 years. People generally think that synthetic cannabinoid (bonsai) has very similar effect with cannabis (i.e. marijuana). Although they show some similar effects, synthetic cannabinoid (bonsai) is very dangerous since it has chemical additions. It is also known that person who use this drug can develop substance addiction rapidly. This review study has focused on synthetic cannabinoid (bonsai) which is commonly abused by youth. The aim of this study is therefore, to understand the reasons of the increase in the usage; to examine the negative impacts and to consider the prevalence of the synthetic cannabinoid (bonsai).Key Words: Cannabinoid, Bonsai, Substance Addiction ÖZET Baðýmlýlýk, insanlarýn saðlýk ve sosyal yaþamlarýný olumsuz etkilemesine raðmen bir nesneye veya kiþiye duyulan kontrol edilemeyen istek duygusudur. Günümüzde, dünyadaki çoðu ülkeyi ciddi bir þekilde tehdit eden ve en fazla tartýþýlan baðýmlýlýk çeþidi, psikoaktif madde baðým-lýlýðýdýr. Bu kategoride bulunan ve insanlar arasýnda genellikle bonzai olarak bilinen popüler madde, özellikle gençlerin saðlýklarýný ve sosyal yaþamlarýný kötü þekilde etkilemektedir. Kullanýmýnýn artýþ göstermesi ve halk saðlýðýna karþý bir tehdit oluþturmasý ile bu madde, saðlýk dünyasýnda önemli derecede dikkat çekmiþtir. Dünyada ve Türkiye'de özellikle son zamanlarda sýklýkla kullanýlan bonzai, "yeni nesil" sentetik kannabinoid (SK) olarak isimlendirilmektedir. Birçok araþtýrma verilerine göre son 10 yýlda özellikle gençler arasýnda bir psikoaktif madde olan sentetik kannabinoid maddesinin kullanýmýnýn hýzlý bir þekilde arttýðý anlaþýlmýþtýr. Kannabis (örneðin, marihuana) ile benzer etkiler gösterdiði inancý insanlar arasýn-da çok yaygýndýr. Fakat bazý benzer etkiler göstermelerine raðmen, sentetik kannabinoid'in yapýsýndaki kimyasal eklentiler bu maddeyi çok tehlikeli kýlmýþtýr. Bu çalýþma, özellikle gençler tarafýndan kötüye kullanýlan ve hýzlý bir þekilde baðýmlýlýk geliþtirebilen sentetik kannabinoid (bonzai) maddesini ele alan bir derleme çalýþmasýdýr. Çalýþmanýn amacý, son zamanlarda özellikle gençleri tehdit eden sentetik kannabinoidlerin hýzla ...

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