Essay about Bath Salts

"He's selling people this substance, which we know is deadly. Whether he knows what it is or not, he's advertising it as bath salts for human consumption and that creates a risk of death and that's proven. We've had overdose after overdose in Steuben County on this substance," said Baker. The New York Department of Health defines a synthetic drug as a substance that has properties similar to narcotics, or hallucinogens.

This distinction, between the legitimate use of psychoactive medicines and the sub rosa use of drugs, is more vexed than ever. We have seen nearly 45 years of the War of Drugs… outcries about the safety of our children and accompanying uproars about nicotine in e-cigarettes, caffeine in energy drinks, “synthetic marijuana”, and heroin… club drugs, designer drugs, experimental drugs, homemade methamphetamine… We have pharmaceutical commercials on TV…to the point that any thinking person would be forgiven for questioning the

Although these drugs were created in 1928, abusion didn’t begin until the mid 1930’s in the Soviet Union. There, they were distributed as antidepressants, and by the year 1990, they crawled their way into the United States. Prevalence of Use In USA/Texas In 2010, there were 301 calls made to poison control concerning the use and ingestion of bath salts.

Bath salts and spice, a relatively new drug trend that has been exponentially been popular due to its cheap availability, easy production, and borderline legality. These drugs are often described as synthetic since the drugs can be easily homemade and requiring not much difficulty to get tools for. Law enforcement are always actively trying to keep up with the creation of these synthetic drugs due to bypassing loopholes within the law. However, with one successful investigation of an illegal drug being confiscated, another drug will shortly takes its place.

The most dangerous drug to me is called flak ka word on the street is that Flakka (also called gravel or flock) is a combination of heroin and crack, or heroin and methamphetamines, but in the real world, Flakka is just a newer­generation version of bath salts. each time one type of bath salt is made illegal, the drug labs change the chemical structure slightly and a new drug that is technically not illegal is created. the chemical that in this drug is called alpha­PVP. and what make it so bad the individuals that take this drug has very bad, behavior problems it's so bad that the rescue crews and emergency department staff need to give sedatives to these patients to calm them and make them safe even a slight overdose.Since 6/1/ 2014,

A new wave study on hallucinogens, and other mind-altering substances, was organized to address whether these

Although the English word “drug” was only coined in the early 1300’s, humans have been partaking in the recreational use of substances since prehistoric times. Hallucinogens, alcohol, and opium existed before 6,000 BC; alcohol and tobacco use were common in the 1600’s ; and cocaine, LSD, marijuana, and heroin use rampaged in the last century despite harsh laws put in place.

"It causes more harm than all other drugs combined," this argument may well be true, but without supporting data is merely one person’s opinion that appeals to emotion.

A ‘legal high’ is perhaps more accurately described as an unbanned substance which possesses the ability to alter the mental and physical state of an individual to mimic illegal drugs, based on its distinct chemical properties. Legal highs are ‘not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act’ , but restrictions prohibit the selling of legal highs for the consumption of human beings hence they are often sold as chemicals such as bath salts. Substance misuse with regards to ‘legal highs’, young people and the limited success of policies implemented currently to eradicate such misuse is a prevalent issue subject to intense debate amongst politicians globally. A report published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre states how ‘in 2013, 16 per cent of pupils had ever taken drugs’, illegal and legal inclusive.

This damage stems from the fact that people often abuse modern day chemicals or take certain kinds that make them feel “good”. A popular “feel good” chemical is LSD, which is mostly used for major hallucinations. Individuals crave hallucinations for their own reasons, but all have the same effects of gradually poisoning the psyche and the body. HowStuffWorks author Shanna Freeman explains in “How LSD Works” (2008) that the hallucinogen “can have serious negative effects, including paranoia, psychosis, and increased rates of suicide.” Also, she explains that LSD can trigger ‘acid flashbacks’, which occur years after using the chemical. Clearly, there are no true benefits of LSD usage. Unfortunately, after being introduced into society, the psychoactive chemical trickled down to the young, developing members of society. According to statistics, a survey given to 17,000 high school students revealed

Meth. is pretty much a garbage drug, meaning that there are key ingredients that go into it be it can be mixed with many other volatile chemicals. I viewed a video on youtube that showed that methamphetamine was a combination of "Amphetamines(over the counter) methanol (rubbing alcohol), ether (volatile liquid that is highly flammable), and lithium (from a battery). When all these components are combined highly volatile mixture is made. These substances are easy to get and meth is easy to make but dangerous." (youtube 2013) When you see the pictures of people and how much they changed in a short number of years, how can you be surprised they are literally poisoning themselves to

Amphetamines are stimulants that dramatically affect the central nervous system. They have a common medical use and are present in medications that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obesity, and narcolepsy. Due to its stimulative properties, an amphetamine drug can reduce the adverse symptoms of these health disorders.

There are a variety of age who uses this drugs, ranging from 12 to 70. There are report about adolescents abusing this drugs, from 8th grade to 10th and 12th grade. The numbers of 10th and 12th grade users have been dropped significantly since the introduction of this drug in the U.S. But the 8th grade users have stayed the same throughout the years. However, there is a significant decrease amount of users every years since the introduction of methamphetamine in the 1950’s-1960’s

Synthetic cathinones are usually marketed as cheap substitutes for other stimulants such as methamphetamine and cocaine. Bath salt products are available legally online and at stores that sell drugs, tobacco shops, gas stations and even convenience stores. The weird thing is that packages say “not for human consumption” so that no supervisory actions can be taken against the manufacturers (Gershman and Fass, 2012). Eventually, the DEA temporarily banned a few of the stimulants that are found in bath salts as Schedule I drugs. As we learned in class, Schedule I drugs are noted to have the following characteristics, “The drug and other substance has a high potential for abuse, the drug or the other substance has no currently accepted medical

People don’t understand the seriousness of being under the influence of drugs of any kind or bad people. Takes a lot of work to realize that you have many bad choices in till you get to the very bottoms. For example, in the article America in Drugs: A Visual Guide Christen Jen said: “Drugs are the leading cause of accidental deaths in this country”. I think what she is trying to say is that none tries to kill themselves on purpose overdosing themselves with drug, what happens is that people abuse the drugs then and they become addicted without even realizing it. In most cases sometimes is too late to ask for help. What is the definition of a drug: Dictionary.com? Dictionary, (2016). Web. Oct 2016 “A chemical substance used in the treatment,