Today the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a Final Rule to permanently control 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (methylone) and a Notice of Intent to temporarily schedule three synthetic cannabinoids. The first of two notices published in the Federal Register this morning is a Final Rule permanently placing methylone, a synthetic stimulant drug that has been encountered in falsely marketed “bath salt” ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionState raids 3 shops in ‘bath salts’ crackdown
At Bubby’s Drive Thru in Byesville, Ohio, you could get a six-pack to go and some “bath salts” that pack a wallop like “cocaine on steroids.” Similar products were available at Quality Food Market in New Carlisle, west of Springfield, and Party Time Carryout in Cambridge. No more. Officials from Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office and a dozen law-enforcement agencies ... Read More »
Daytona Beach ready to outlaw synthetic pot
Daytona Beach is poised to become the first Volusia County municipality to crack down on synthetic marijuana and stimulants masquerading as potpourri, bath salts, incense and even treats for kids. At their meeting Wednesday night, city commissioners will take a final vote on a measure that would make it illegal for anyone in Daytona Beach to sell, distribute or display ... Read More »
West Virginia target of federal ‘bath salts’ prosecution agrees to plead guilty
The owner of two strip-mall head shops in northern West Virginia has agreed to plead guilty on Nov. 26 to distributing “bath salts” — synthetic hallucinogens — to hundreds of customers who lined up outside his stores. Jeff Paglia, 48, owner of Hot Stuff and Cool Things stores in Clarksburg and Buckhannon, is the main player in one of the ... Read More »
“These are absolutely the worst drugs (Youtube) I’ve ever seen,” is how one drug investigator described “Bath Salts,” the street name for synthetic drugs that alter the brain—sometimes permanently. Bath Salts (WebMD) are sold legally under the guise of being added to bath water. The package is labeled “not for human consumption.” But their true use is sinister. When ingested, ... Read More »
Bath Salts Label Used to Disguise an Increasingly Popular Drug
Last week a man reportedly interrupted a Tennessee church service, clutching a hammer and saying he was high on bath salts. Although he did not hurt anyone, the incident is reminiscent of the grisly attack in Miami earlier this year when a man falsely rumored to be high on bath salts bit and tore the flesh off of another man’s ... Read More »
“WHAT?…NO BATH SALTS?…” CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF HOMOEROTICISM
We’ve posted before about how our changing collective awareness of homosexuality in the U.S. over the last several decades often leads us to see implicit(or even explicit) gay themes in vintage ads and photos that likely wouldn’t have carried those connotations at the time. My colleague Gregory R. sent in a set of ads from the 1940s for Cannon Towels ... Read More »
LAPPL joins the spray of ‘bath salts’ warnings
The Los Angeles Police Protection League is in a lather over the growing use of so-called “bath salts” — the new synthetic street drug — and has joined a wash of warnings in the wake of audio released this week allegedly involving synthetic drugs and the bank executive who claims he was beaten by the LAPD. The LAPPL’s post follows ... Read More »
Study Shows Exactly Why ‘Bath Salts’ Are So Dangerous
Designer street drugs called bath salts are highly addictive and cause hyperactivity, rapid heart rate, and high blood pressure, according to an illuminating study on two substances published earlier this week. Bath salts represent an increasingly problematic segment of the nation’s battle with substance use and dependence. The number of calls to the American Association of Poison Control Centers from ... Read More »
Mom Campaigns Against Drug Linked to Son’s Death
Adam R. Hernandez, 28, had been in the U.S. Navy for eight years and planned on making a career out it. He was fearless and full of life, eager to go skydiving, scuba diving, or kayak shark fishing in Hawaii where he was stationed. But on June 20, Hernandez took his life, likely the result of his smoking Spice, a ... Read More »
Bath Salts Lead Florida Teen Down Dark Path
A history of mental illness and bath salts led a Florida teenager to kill his mother and her boyfriend. 18-year-old Benjamin Bishop called the police immediately after killing his mother, 49-year-old Imari Shibata with a sawed-off shotgun. Bishop also killed her live-in boyfriend, 49-year-old Kelley Allen. Bishop, who just came home from a 10-month period in rehab, was furious after ... Read More »
Orleans seeks meaningful state legislation to outlaw bath salts
ALBION — In August, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state would ban the sale and possession of bath salts and other designer synthetic drugs. Violators of the new law face fines up to $500 and up to 15 days in jail. Orleans County legislators last week called on the governor and state to do more in the crackdown against synthetic ... Read More »
Drug incident reinforces ongoing spice, bath salts problem
“Seven Mesa High students taken to hospital.” You might’ve seen that headline recently. It reinforces an ongoing problem in our state, a problem one legislator attempted to address last session, only to be shot down. That problem is “spice” or “bath salts,” legal substances that kids increasingly are consuming, substances that provide those kids the high they’re looking for, substances ... Read More »
Police Seize K-2 Bath Salts In Palestine
PALESTINE — The Palestine Police Department seized a large quantity of K-2 and “bath salts” products at a local convenience store last week. The department received a number of calls from concerned citizens indicating that Brianna’s Stop and Go, located at 403 W. Palestine Ave., was still selling these same types of substances following the seizure of more than 1,500 ... Read More »
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