Bath Salts - Alex Fry, Anjay Yaple by Alexander Fry

What Are Bath Salts?

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-22 21:49:27 UTC

Bath salts are a synthetic (human made) drug that is chemically related to stimulants found in the khat plant. Since this form of a cathinone is human made, it is much stronger and dangerous than the natural product. Bath Salts usually looks like white or brown crystal like powder and is not to be confused with Epsom salts that are used for bathing and does not have any mental effects on the body. Bath salts can be used in multiple ways including; snorting, inhaling, smoking, and injecting.

"Drugs, Herbs and Supplements: MedlinePlus." MedlinePlus Trusted Health Information for You. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

Khat Plant

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-22 21:54:25 UTC

History

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-22 22:27:16 UTC

Baths salts are considered to have originated in Europe in the late 1920's for potential medical uses but were deemed dangerous due to harmful side effects, it soon started to become abused by people as antidepressants. Bath salts started becoming popular in the United States in 1990's under the slang names "Cat" and "Jeff". In 2012, two main ingredients in bath salts, MDPV and 2C-I, became illegal leading to underground chemists to make many new variations of bath salts

Foundation For Drug-Free World. "Bath Salts: A Short History." Foundation for a Drug-Free World. N.p., 13 July 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

Slang For Bath Salts:

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-22 22:40:09 UTC

Flakka, Bloom, Cloud Nine, Lunar Wave, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning, Scarface, White Dove, Meow Meow

Epsom Salts

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-22 22:43:31 UTC

Bath Salts (Synthetic Cathinones)

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-22 22:46:18 UTC

Harmful Effects

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-23 01:04:24 UTC

Bath Salts can have some very dangerous effects on the user's body. Short term, bath salts can cause rapid heart and increased blood pressure. It can also cause intense panic attacks, hallucinations, and sleep-deprivation. More serious long term effects users could experience are liver and kidney failure, psychotic disillusions, and spontaneous breakdown of muscle fiber which can lead to death. There has also been many cases of users committing suicide due to their hallucinations and confusion.

Abuse, National Institute on Drug. "Preface." NIDA. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

Desired Effects

yaple_anjay93 — 2017-03-26 15:36:16 UTC

Bath salts, like any drug, are taken because the user wants to feel a temporary, positive effects.

Some of these effects that the user wants to fell are Euphoria, an above average amount of alertness and energy, the ability to interact with others better, more empathy, and intensified sensory experiences.

"The Effects of Bath Salts Use." DrugAbuse.com. Sober Media Group, 11 Dec. 2015. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.

Legal Uses

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-26 15:41:34 UTC

There are no current legal uses for bath salts. As of 2012, bath salts were banned as a result of changes to the Federal Drug Policies in the United States. Bath Salts are also banned in many other countries like Canada and all European countries.

Abuse, National Institute on Drug. "Preface." NIDA. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

Relevance to age group

yaple_anjay93 — 2017-03-26 15:54:02 UTC

Bath salts were very relavent to teenagers before they were banned around 2012, because they were a "legal high". This was an easy and legal way for teenagers to fell high, and become addicted to drugs.

As of now, Bath salts are only slightly relavent to teenagers today, because they are easier to find than other schedule 1 and 2 drugs, such as cocaine and heroine. They can sometimes be found in drug stores and online under the names "jewlery cleaner" "phone screen cleaner, or "plant food".

"Bath Salts." NIDA for Teens. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

fry_alexander60 — 2017-03-26 16:15:50 UTC