DEA to outlaw
bath salt drugs
bath salt drugs
Bath salts” have effects similar to meth, ecstasy.
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Many synthetic drugs still legal after
“bath salts” ban Containers of bath
salts, synthetic stimulants that mimic
the effects of traditional drugs like
cocaine and speed, sit in many local
smoke shops.
People are inventing so many new,
legal ways to get high that lawmakers
can’t seem to keep up.
Over the past two years,
the U.S. has seen a surge in
the use of synthetic drugs
made of legal chemicals
that mimic the dangerous
effects of cocaine,
amphetamines and other
illegal stimulants.
The drugs are often sold
at small, independent
stores in misleading
packaging that suggests
common household items
like bath salts, incense
and plant food. But the
substances inside are powerful, mindaltering drugs that have been linked
to bizarre and violent behavior across
the country.
Law enforcement officials refer to
the drugs collectively as “bath salts,”
though they have nothing in common
with the fragrant toiletries used to
moisturize skin. Products considered
synthetic drugs.
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