Dr. Marc Siegel Highlights the ‘Untold Story’ with K2 Substance Abuse: ‘The Fact Is It’s Bad for You’

EDSON Sebastian Zapeta the ░░░░░░░░ immigrant indicted for murder ░░░░░░░░ allegedly burning a woman ░░░░░░░░ death on a New ░░░░░░░░ City subway drank heavily ░░░░░░░░ to a man who ░░░░░░░░ with him at a ░░░░░░░░ In an interview with ░░░░░░░░ New York Post the ░░░░░░░░ also claims Zapeta chain ░░░░░░░░ K2 and would bug ░░░░░░░░ and talk to himself ░░░░░░░░ he was high The ░░░░░░░░ and the Brooklyn DA ░░░░░░░░ office did not confirm ░░░░░░░░ reporting to us But ░░░░░░░░ s what to know ░░░░░░░░ the synthetic drug from ░░░░░░░░ News senior medical analyst ░░░░░░░░ Marc Siegel Dr Siegel ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us ░░░░░░░░ afternoon What does K2 ░░░░░░░░ to someone who uses ░░░░░░░░ Does it make you ░░░░░░░░ aggressive Does it make ░░░░░░░░ paranoid What are the ░░░░░░░░ SIEGEL Well K2 Rich ░░░░░░░░ a synthetic cannabinoid which ░░░░░░░░ it s trying to ░░░░░░░░ like THC or marijuana ░░░░░░░░ marijuana already legal in ░░░░░░░░ states recreationally 39 states ░░░░░░░░ But K2 or Spice ░░░░░░░░ pretty much legal everywhere ░░░░░░░░ it goes under the ░░░░░░░░ of potpourri and you ░░░░░░░░ find it in gas ░░░░░░░░ and you can find ░░░░░░░░ in the mall But ░░░░░░░░ s the problem with ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ is in it and ░░░░░░░░ potent it is beyond ░░░░░░░░ idea that it s ░░░░░░░░ cannabinoid and they spray ░░░░░░░░ on plants so it ░░░░░░░░ like pot It s ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of additives ░░░░░░░░ it The amount of ░░░░░░░░ varies and as you ░░░░░░░░ pointed out it has ░░░░░░░░ medical problems associated with ░░░░░░░░ including it can cause ░░░░░░░░ it can cause paranoia ░░░░░░░░ psychosis it can cause ░░░░░░░░ of body experiences it ░░░░░░░░ a rapid heart rate ░░░░░░░░ can cause seizures Some ░░░░░░░░ even show that it ░░░░░░░░ bleeding bleeding in the ░░░░░░░░ There s over 12 ░░░░░░░░ reported overdoses of this ░░░░░░░░ poison centers in the ░░░░░░░░ year alone And one ░░░░░░░░ point the American Addiction ░░░░░░░░ has said that if ░░░░░░░░ combine it with alcohol ░░░░░░░░ Zapata may have done ░░░░░░░░ know we don t ░░░░░░░░ the exact story on ░░░░░░░░ it becomes even more ░░░░░░░░ and can contribute even ░░░░░░░░ to hallucinations and psychosis ░░░░░░░░ What would you say ░░░░░░░░ a patient who told ░░░░░░░░ you were smoking this ░░░░░░░░ every day SIEGEL That ░░░░░░░░ a great question What ░░░░░░░░ say to patients is ░░░░░░░░ t pay attention to ░░░░░░░░ something s legal or ░░░░░░░░ Don t pay attention ░░░░░░░░ mean I want them ░░░░░░░░ know if it s ░░░░░░░░ but I mean in ░░░░░░░░ of I m worried ░░░░░░░░ the medical effects I ░░░░░░░░ t care whether you ░░░░░░░░ it from a gas ░░░░░░░░ or from a dealer ░░░░░░░░ fact is it s ░░░░░░░░ for you and if ░░░░░░░░ re already walking around ░░░░░░░░ a preexisting anxiety condition ░░░░░░░░ paranoia it makes it ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ an untold story that ░░░░░░░░ m glad we re ░░░░░░░░ up today.”