Everything you need to know about the street drug 'spice' - its insane side effects aren't even the worst part

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Spice, otherwise known as K2, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, or Moon Rocks, is a lab-produced, mind-altering drug that's been soaring in popularity in recent years.

Although it's often marketed as a "safer alternative to traditional marijuana," spice is dangerous and can even be deadly.

Its side effects include hallucinations, seizures, and what scientists describe as a general "loss of contact with reality."

Giant underground laboratories are churning out thousands of pounds of the stuff. The worst part? There's zero quality control in the manufacturing process, meaning that users have no way of knowing how much of the psychoactive ingredient in the drug they're actually getting.