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Bath Salts Are Poison

BAIH SALTS ARE POISON DESPITE THE INNOCUOUS NAME, "BATH SALTS" ARE ANYTHING BUT HARMLESS. ABOUT 13,000 CALLS WERE MADE IN 2011 TO POISON CONTROL CENTERS OVER SYNTHETIC DRUGS, INCLUDING BATH SALTS WHAT ARE BATH SALTS? They have nothing to do with bathing. The synthetic cathinones have effects similar to amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine, depending on the dosage and usage. THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF FORMS WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? USUALLY PURE WHITE OR BROWN POWDERS WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS? The effects can last three to eight hours, depending on how much the user takes. And while the effects are believed to be similar to cocaine, amphetamines or ecstasy, little is known about the drugs' pharmacology. Bath salts can lead to a wide range of effects: -HALLUCINATIONS CONFUSION- HEADACHE INSOMNIA EXTREME ANXIETY -AGITATION AND AGGRESSION DIZZINESS HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE) KIDNEY PAIN- BREATHING DIFFICULTY NAUSEA, STOMACH LIVER FAILURE FITS AND DELUSIONS CRAMPS AND DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS MUSCLE SPASMS MUSCLE TENSENESS TINNITUS WHO ARE THE USERS? PUPIL DILATION Users range in age from teens to adults in their 40s. SUICIDAL NOSEBLEEDS THOUGHTS NEW JERSEY BATH SALT EXPOSURE CASES SEVERE PARANOIA 4.3% 47.8% PSYCHOTIC DELUSIONS 13-19 20-29 TACHYCARDIA years old years old (RAPID HEARTBEAT) 30.4% 17.4% 30-39 40-49 years old years old STREET NAMES BLISS Blue 3ilk Charge+ Hurricane Charlie BLIZZARD PURE IVORY lyory Wave IVORY OCEAN PURPLE BURST WAVE SNOW White Dové Snow Leapard RED DOVE STAR DUST VANILLA SKY White Lightning WHITE WHITE KNIGHT RUSH DANGEROUS CRAZE SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 2010: Two 15-year-old boys became very ill after taking bath salts thinking it was MDMA (ecstasy) LOUISIANA 2010: Dozens of people have been hospitalized after taking bath salts and experiencing paranoia, fighting, hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and physical effects, such as hypertension and rapid heartbeat. In September 2010 alone, Louisiana Poison Control received 165 calls from people suffering ill effects of bath salts. SALINA, KANSAS- 2010: A 21-year-old man reportedly under the effects of bath salts jumped in front of a vehicle on Interstate 35 and was killed when the car struck him. Calls to poison control centers* 2009 2010 302 2011 13,000 * 2011 figure includes calls about synthetic marijuana, such as spice ARE BATH SALTS LEGAL? IN JULY 2012, PRESIDENT OBAMA signed a federal ban on bath salts and synthetic marijuana. Previous state-level bans had failed because the drugs were widely available online. But the new federal ban covers online and interstate sale of the synthetic drugs, including making two key compounds (Methylenedioxypyrovalerone-MDPV and Methylmethcathinone/Mephedrone--4-MMC) illegal. SOURCES New Jersey Poison Information and Education System TIME.com schumer.senate.gov USA Today active internet marketing

Bath Salts Are Poison

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Bath Salts is a street name for a set of designer drugs that serve no medical purpose. Bath Salts were behind the 2012 attack on a homeless man, in which a user of bath salts mauled the man's face. Th...

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