Synthetic Drug Abuse – Bath Salts (WCCO)

Synthetic Drug Abuse – Bath Salts (WCCO) – Recently outlawed synthetic substances are still a concern amongst Minnesotans. Originally aired – September 21, 2011 http://www.mntc.org.

Bath salts: Nothing to do with a bath
At a recent ADAPT (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team) Coalition meeting, Brian McLaughlin of the Columbiana County Drug Task Force reported that bath salts are a problem in our community. "Bath salts" also known as "plant food," is a synthetic …
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Abuse of 'bath salts' involved in more than 20000 emergency room visits yearly
Illegal drugs called “bath salts”—which have nothing to do with the products added to bath water—were responsible for nearly 23,000 emergency room visits in 2011, according to a new report issued by the federal government's Substance Abuse and Mental …
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Study: 1000s Of Drug Users Hospitalized After Doing 'Bath Salts'
According to the data, released Tuesday by the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 23,000 of the 2.5 million ER tips involving all drugs in 2011 were because of the designer drugs known as bath salts. “Causing stimulant effects, agitation, anxiety, confusion …
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