Recap of Drugs That Emerged in 2012

Recap of Drugs That Emerged in 2012 In 2012 we saw the rise of a prescription drug use epidemic in teenage girls, babies born addicted to opiates and more students using Adderall than ever. We saw the use of synthetic drugs followed by stories of people turning cannibal. Drugs such as Morphine, Oxycontin, Bath Salts, […]

The Dangers of Bath Salts

Bath salts are the latest in a line of “legal” synthetic drugs to hit the market. Bath salts are marketed and sold under the guise of bath additives, which is why they are legal in many states. Law enforcement officials are alarmed at the effects of these drugs, which have been known to cause paranoia and intense hallucinations. Emergency room personnel report that patients who have ingested bath salts are so highly agitated and violent that they sometimes require a whole medical team to restrain them. Sometimes even powerful sedatives are not sufficient in calming these people down. Bath started turning up regularly in the United States last year and have proliferated in recent months, alarming doctors, who say they have unusually dangerous and long-lasting effects.