ICE participates in nationwide synthetic drug takedown WASHINGTON – More than 90 individuals were arrested and approximately five million packets of finished designer synthetic drugs were seized in the first-ever nationwide law enforcement action against the synthetic designer drug industry responsible for the production and sale of synthetic drugs that are often marketed as bath salts, Spice, incense, or ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: July 2012
The battle against bath salts
People are inventing so many new, legal ways to get high that lawmakers can’t keep up. So law enforcers are taking new steps to target these synthetic drugs. Those steps include coordinated raids. The latest was Wednesday, when federal agents arrested more than 90 people in a nationwide sweep of synthetic drug producers, distributors and retailers — including a number ... Read More »
Drugs Stay Legal After ‘Bath Salts’ Ban
AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Chris Knight It’s the same old story. People making up new ways to get high while lawmakers attempt to catch up to the ever-changing, ever-growing drug culture. 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 ... Read More »
Middletown man high on bath salts threatens to burn down local house
MIDDLETOWN — A city man was charged with second-degree unlawful restraint after allegedly snorting bath salts and saying he would burn down a house, police report. Daniel Ventre, 28, 64 Pearl St., was also charged with third-degree assault. He was issued a summons for the charges and police reported completing an emergency committal form to have Ventre admitted to the ... Read More »
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Local police ‘bracing’ for bath salts in region
WEST BRIDGEWATER — AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Chris Knight Bath salts, in this case synthetic cocaine, are part of a new and highly dangerous generation of drugs that have begun to make an appearance locally. If East Bridgewater Detective Michael Jenkins catches a suspect in town with the dangerous synthetic drug known as “bath salts,” he can’t criminally charge the person. ... Read More »
For hospital workers, bath salts problems grow
Police remove boxes of evidence from Tebb’s Headshop on North Salina Street in Syracuse, N.Y., part of a statewide effort to target shops suspected of selling illegal synthetic drugs like bath salts, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Federal, state and local law enforcement fanned out across the state today to raid shops suspected of selling illegal synthetic drugs, including “bath salts,” ... Read More »
State lawmakers push for bath salt ban
West Bridgewater — If East Bridgewater detective Michael Jenkins catches a suspect in town with the dangerous synthetic drug known as “bath salts,” he can’t criminally charge the person. Jenkins said his only recourse is to cite the suspect with a misdemeanor under Massachusetts public health law, and issue a fine of $50 to $100. This is despite a federal ... Read More »
Bath salt incident draws police to Taunton Burger King
Taunton — Police say an incident over the weekend at a local fast food restaurant illustrates the growing menace of so-called bath salts. The synthetic designer drug, when smoked, snorted or injected, provides a cocaine or amphetamine-like intoxication that can cause hallucinations and paranoia. Previously popular in Europe, the drug is sometimes sold domestically “under the counter” by unscrupulous convenience ... Read More »
‘Bath Salts’ A Deadly New Drug
Bath Salts, sold in small packets with names like “Blue Wave,” “Cloud Nine,” and “White Lady,” are the newest — and scariest — designer drug. (Image of legitimate bath salts via Wikipedia) Can the headlines really have it right? Is there really a new drug that makes people so violent they bite each others’ faces off? I wish this was ... Read More »
Bath salts may be as addictive as cocaine
Recreational drugs called bath salts, which have gained popularity recently and have been in the news for their bizarre effects on users, have the potential for abuse and addiction, similar to that of cocaine. Bath salts, which, despite their name, have no use in the tub, are different variations of the compound called cathinone, an alkaloid that comes from the ... Read More »
‘You sold my son bath salts. I’ll kill you’: Furious father smashes up shop that sold boy legal drugs which left him in hospital
A mother was charged with trespassing two weeks ago after she started shouting at staff in a shop that sold ‘bath salts’ These drugs can be sold legally in the US as long as they are not marked for human consumption In high doses, the chemicals can cause violent behaviour and terrifying hallucinations into a rage and smashed up a ... Read More »
Idaho among states involved in nationwide “spice” bust
BOISE — A federal grand jury has indicted five people on charges related to synthetic drugs such as “spice” after searches at several locations in the Magic Valley and in the Portland area. Four of the defendants are from Twin Falls, while another man is from Tigard, Oregon. They’re charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance analogue. Those arrested ... Read More »
Teens and Drugs – K2 and Spice are Banned, but What Fix is Next?
“Drug du jour K2 is now illegal in Michigan. But that doesn’t mean parents can rest easy. What’s at the heart of teen drug use? And what can families and communities do?” Nearly two years ago, Bill Miskokomon began noticing a dramatic shift in his 16-year-old son’s personality. “He was not the kid I knew at all,” the ... Read More »
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