Bath Salt

Bath Salt is another designer recreational drug widely available on the internet, in convenience stores and gas stations. It is not easy to identify toxicity which is the key to survival and the reduction of mortality.

Persons intoxicated by Bath Salt may feel like superhuman but intoxication causes psychosis which can cause a person to eat the flesh of another person. This product have no legitimate use for bathing. It contains other stimulants such as MDVP, PCC and or 4-methylmethcathinone.
Bath salt is not listed as a state and federal controlled substance. There is a high reported risk of toxicity and mortality from being high on the drug.

This drug is used under other names such as, Ivory wave, Vanilla, Sky, Coming and White Rush, Ocean Snow, Charge Plus, White Lightning, Scarface, Hurricane Charlie, Red Dove, White Dove, and Sextasy.
Because of the seriousness of intoxication and severe physical and psychological effects of “bath salts” abuse, detection of drug is reportable to the State.
Symptoms of intoxication: agitation, tachycardia, delusions/hallucinations, and psychosis.
Rapid detection is needed to save the life of the person.
Method of use; injection, inhalation, snorting and oral use has been reported. No relationship was found between the method of use and the severity of the reaction to the drug.
Autopsy revealed the primary cause of death was accidental intoxication (attempt to get high) and blood toxicology reported other substances such as marijuana, MDPV and prescription drugs.
Products are labeled as “novelty collector’s items,” despite additional, pharmaceutical-like labels that indicate dosage. Before “bath salts,” synthetic marijuana (e.g., K2 or Spice) was sold legally in convenience stores and gas stations as “incense.”

Zari Alipour, Ph.D.
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