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Bath Salts (Use (“Bath Salts are usually ingested by sniffing/snorting.…
Bath Salts
Basic Info
stimulant
a stimulant increases the speed of body and brain function; this is by directly effecting the central nervous system
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street names
cloud nine, meow meow, red dove, bath salts, and vanilla sky (Just Think Twice)
the drug's actual name is Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, however, it gets the name bath salts because of it's appearance and as an attempt to hide the drug from authorities.
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Origin
synthetic drug
This means that anyone could create it and use it - or, lace it with anything.
“This trait [synthetic] distinguishes synthetic drugs from those that are made from plants,” (Parks 34)
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Use
“Bath Salts are usually ingested by sniffing/snorting. They can also be taken orally, smoked, or put into a solution and injected into veins.”
(Partnership for Drug-Free Kids)
if you inhale bath salts, the drug will effect your brain the fastest
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if you inject bath salts, the dug enters your bloodstream the fastest
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effects
short term:paranoia, self--harm, suicidal thoughts, agitation, violent behavior, confusion, and more (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids)
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the long term effects of bath salts are life threatening and include increased blood pressure and heart rate, kidney damage, liver damage, and brain swelling
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statistics
in 2017, 0.5% of 8th graders used bath salts and 0.6% of high school seniors used bath salts (National Institute on Drug Abuse For Teens)
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bath salts are highly addictive, and, even if the user wants to stop, the withdrawal symptoms can be so difficult to cope with that people often go back to the drug
(National Institute on Drug Abuse For Teens)
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Interesting Facts
“The desired effects of the drug include increased energy, sociability” (CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal)
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“In one [example], a woman allegedly tried to behead her 71-year-old mother; in the second [example], a man on bath salts used his teeth to tear up the back seat of a patrol car.”
(Hayes, CNN)
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Bath salts are technically legal in some states (American Addiction Centers), however, the chemical used to create them is a controlled substance.
“These two... synthetic compounds are unique... making detection and identification of these compounds difficult.”
(Strickland & Bazydlo)
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