Bath Salts, the New Killer

Bath Salts are the latest ultratoxic drug to come out. Every so often, a particularly bad batch of drugs are brewed that wipe out a good number of users. Today, the drug quickly wiping out users is bath salts. These bath salts have nothing to do with the old fashion Epsom Salts that people typically put in their bath water to help them relax, or to reduce swelling. The Miami cannibal, Rudy Eugene, that was killed by the cops was high on bath salts. As Yahoo Health reports:

CNN reports, “The effects include producing feelings of empathy, stimulation, alertness, euphoria, sensory awareness and hallucinations. Other reported effects include rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and sweating. According to the DEA, MDPV has been reported to cause intense panic attacks, psychosis, and a strong desire to use the drug again.”

Physiological effects include high blood pressure and increased heart rate, according to a report by WebMD. According to a CDC report of bath salt abusers in Michigan, users risk both psychological side effects and physical side effects.

In fact, according to Huffington Post:

91 percent of users had neurological damage
77 percent experienced cardiovascular damage
49 percent had psychological difficulties associated with the drug
37 percent of the people who suffered mental health problems reported attempting suicide or having suicidal thoughts related to bath salts
A drug counselor urges parents to warn their kids about bath salts. "Let them know: The bath you take with 'bath salts' is dangerous and at the deep end of the toxic pool."

The other psychological effects are horrific, as Yahoo Health States:

Bath salts, which have been called the new LSD, cause people “to go completely insane and become very violent,” said Armando Aguilar, president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police told CNN. Also known by street names like “Ivory Wave,” “Vanilla Sky,” “Bliss,” “Dynamite” and “Purple Rain,” bath salts made headlines last year after a torrent of ER visits, thousands of calls to poison control centers, and a number of deaths, including murders and suicides.

No one out there wants to take this kind of bath, so please avoid doing bath salts.