America's New Drug Problem: Snorting 'Bath Salts'

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All over the U.S., bath salts are being sold with names like “Ivory Wave,” “White Lightning” and “Hurricane Charlie.”

But these aren’t your average bath salts that you pour into the bathtub to soak in after a long, hard day to relax – these so-called bath salts are intended to be snorted, smoked or injected – and users are getting high off of them.

The Drug Enforcement Administration does not regulate these substances, but they are under federal scrutiny, as the effects of these salts are comparable to methamphetamine abuse, according to poison control centers and other law enforcement agencies.

Law officers say some of the substances are being shipped from Europe, but origins are still unclear.

The powders often contain mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also known as MDPV, and can cause hallucinations, paranoia, rapid heart rates and suicidal thoughts, authorities say. The chemicals are in products sold legally at convenience stores and on the Internet as bath salts and even plant foods. However, they aren't necessarily being used for the purposes on the label.

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Sadly, two local college-aged guys took a trip to heaven recently as a result of these “legal” drugs. Read about it.

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[ElenaM]

The brugmasia, aka Angel Trumpet flower, is outlawed in some states because it contains a hallucinogen and massive amounts of atropine. Idiots brew tea from flowers stolen off the plant and kill themselves. I consider such events Darwin at work. If you’re dumb enough to do it, your genes definitely should be removed from the pool.

Bath salts? Good grief.