The symptoms sound like something straight out of a horror movie. After consuming a substance, the victim loses control. The substance makes them see horrifying things that aren’t really there and feel paranoia to the extent that they try to kill themselves or others. They don’t want to harm themselves or others, but the substance overtakes them and for days they grapple with extreme emotions and acts of aggravation and violence.
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Creators of drugs such as K2 Spice are hiding behind labels like incense and bath salts to keep their products legally stocked at tobacco shops and specialty stores across the country. But just because these drugs are classified as legal doesn’t mean that they are safe.
Although bath salts and plant foods have made a lot of headlines lately they are nothing new. In fact, they were first introduced in the 1920s to explore better antidepressant options by pharmaceutical companies and universities.
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Government reports tell us that abuse of drugs like cocaine is on the decline. That is good news. However, recent years have seen the entry of new synthetic drugs which are designed to mimic drugs like cocaine. Marketed under the street name of bath salts, these new drugs are off-setting declines in other statistics, while posing the same, perhaps even greater dangers.
Add another battle to the war on drugs. Synthetic drugs are becoming increasingly popular as well as dangerous to users.
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Traditional reports concerning emergency room visits due to drug abuse focused on drugs such as cocaine, heroin or LSD. Today, the attention must go to the use and abuse of what we once considered household drugs.
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Emergency room physicians around the nation are reporting a disturbing trend. Kids are showing up under the influence of a stimulant known popularly as “bath salts”. The young people are arriving at the hospital E.R. in states of agitation, violence and psychosis so extreme that often an entire team of health workers is required simply in order to restrain them.
There is a new wave of street drugs whose use appears to be growing, but whose effects are proving disturbing enough for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to ban their use until further investigation is conducted.
One of the most recent developments on the teen drug scene is bath salts addiction. Although the name sounds harmless, bath salts have been banned in 35 states and are being evaluated by the Drug Enforcement Agency because of their dangerous, and even life-threatening, effects.
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