Bath Salts Padlet by Sheehan Hussain

Bath Salts Over the Years

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-24 23:05:39 UTC

The drugs now known as Bath Salts were first synthesized (artificially created) in France in 1928 and 1929. Some were originally researched for potential medical use, but most of the drugs created were unsuccessful due to severe side effects, including dependency. Abuse of these drugs started in the former Soviet Union in the 1930s and 40s, where they were used as antidepressants. Also known as “Cat” and “Jeff,” they gained popularity in the United States in the 1990s.

Between 2004 and 2008, these drugs were used in Israel until the key ingredient was made illegal. By 2007, they had gained broader popularity among drug abusers when they began to appear on Internet drug forums.

“Ecstasy” pills analyzed in the Netherlands in 2009 found that over half the pills did not contain the primary drug that Ecstasy is associated with, but rather drugs found in Bath Salts.

In 2012, two of the key drugs used in Bath Salts were made illegal in the U.S. However, underground chemists then created new variations with slightly different chemical formulas—and promoted them openly as Bath Salts, or repackaged them as “Glass Cleaner” or other names.

"Bath Salts: A Short History." Foundation for a Drug-Free World. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

Words of the Street

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-24 23:22:32 UTC

Brand names include: Bliss, Blue Silk, Cloud Nine, Drone, Energy-1, Ivory Wave, Lunar Wave, Meow Meow, Ocean Burst, Pure Ivory, Purple Wave, Red Dove, Snow Leopard, Stardust, Vanilla Sky, White Dove, White Knight and White Lightning.

"What Are Bath Salts?" Foundation for a Drug-Free World. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

Peeps be Salty

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-24 23:50:10 UTC

Purging the Mind

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-24 23:50:44 UTC

"Bath salts" is a drug that last up to three to four hours, causing rapid heartbeat, increase in blood pressure and other effects of a stimulant that may last longer. Mentally it causes the user to undergo euphoria, alertness, anxiety and agitation. physically it causes the body not to feel hungry, also may cause headache, tense muscles, increased body temperature, nosebleeds and dilated pupils. An the worst of effect of them all is the thought or physical effect of suicide. Bath salts make the user think of committing suicide and we all know that suicide is the worst effect of them all.

"Drug Abuse | Effects of Bath Salts Abuse." Narconon International. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.

Que es "Bath Salts"

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-24 23:51:16 UTC

People aren't going around getting high off of Dead Sea salts. One cannot use these for bathing. Well one could, but it would not have the desired effect. These (psychoactive) bath salts, also known as "plant food," are a blanket term for a group of synthetic drugs. They are often made from mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV, and sometimes the packets have nothing more than caffeine and local anesthetics. Sometimes the mixture has other drugs similar to MDPV and mephedrone which are generically called cathinones. No, those drugs are not common ingredients in bath salts or any other spa-related product. Rather, they are illegal substances, related to that an organic stimulant found in Arab and East African countries.
The drugs usually come in powder and crystal form, looking like the real-deal bath salts and also carry names that call back to our bath products. These drugs are usually white, grainy, and crystallized looking. Also, they are absorbed into the body, specifically by snorting, and quickly take effect.

Greenfield, Rebecca. "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bath Salts (But Were Afraid to Google)." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 01 June 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. .

The POPO is coming

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-25 19:36:28 UTC

Selling them as "bath salts" served as a legal loophole for dealers. That along with the misleading label "not for human consumption," which gets around the Analog Act under which substances "substantially similar" to illegal drugs is deemed illegal, but only if it is intended for consumption.
The federal government temporary year-long ban in 2011 on the drugs that go into making bath salts. But, those can be slightly tweaked (no pun intended), getting around that. Plus that expired in March 2012. Though, that Times article said at least 28 states had banned bath salts as of last July. And the Senate passed a bill on May 24 that would make the salts illegal, closing some of the loopholes. "Let this be a warning to those who make a profit manufacturing and selling killer chemical components to our teens and children: the jig is up," New York State senator Chuck Schumer said after the bill passed. "This bill closes loopholes that have allowed manufacturers to circumvent local and state bans and ensures that you cannot simply cross state lines to find these deadly synthetic drugs," he continued.

Relevance to teens

gappy_lawrence68 — 2017-03-25 19:39:26 UTC

When it comes to bath salts many of the younger adults are being greatly more effected into doing it compared to older adults. Reason i say this is because in today society many of the younger kids want to be seen as cool independent people who can do whatever they want to impress other people. An according to Drugabuse.com in the year 2011 more than 22,904 people were recoded to be sent to the emergency room due to the over use of bath salts and most of these people who were hospitalized were teen. The use of bath salts by our young adults show that our society is being controlled and no one is stepping up to attack and fix the problem head on so our gernerations to come and live in a safe and peaceful society
"Bath Salts." NIDA for Teens. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.

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hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-26 16:56:04 UTC

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hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-26 16:59:04 UTC

HOPED THOU ENJOYED

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-26 17:05:54 UTC

One's Personal Experiences

hussain_sheehan87 — 2017-03-26 18:08:40 UTC

"A very Adrenal rush, quite clear headed at this stage. We were very talkative and the body rush was more physical IMO.

I mean this in the sense there was a real push, fast heart rate, pumping body that I would consider not a Euphoric rush but a physical one if that makes sense. However I would still consider this ‘Euphoric’ (in the sense I felt good). We were thinking pretty fast and conversation flowed."