The Russian media has been full of articles these days about the deadly consequences of using "spice," a synthetic cannabinoid drug and other "designer drugs" which have reportedly caused a thousand cases of poisoning and at least 25 deaths, the state-run RIA Novosti reports.
The Interpreter: Hundreds of Russians poisoned, 25 dead in ‘spice’ drug epidemic
Costumed Youths, wearing costumes and bearing placards, reading \"Bombey\" and \"Spice,\" protest in front of the Ukrainian government headquarters in Kiev on April 15, 2010. A few hundred activists of a youth organization demanded that the government ban herbal blends, like \"Bombey\" and \"Spice\" and many others, as they allegedly contain drugs and are on sale in Ukraine.
