Who Knew?

Recent studies have shown a new highly addictive substance that has gotten a crazy amount of attention within the past few years. This may come as a shock to most of you, but we are talking about bath salts. This new legal drug's label states that it is not intended for human consumption, but it appears that these "bath salts" have been used for just that, human consumption. The bath salts contain the unrestricted drug mephedrone, which is a stimulant that creates a high fairly similar to methamphetamine or cocaine. Since the packets come with the disclaimer of "not for human consumption," it is not subject to regulation even though it contains severely dangerous chemicals. The American Association of Poison Control Centers have reported a jaw dropping number of calls related to the exposure to bath salts. In 2010, 303 calls were reported due to bath salts. By the following year in 2011, an estimated 6,138 calls were made relating to this highly addictive substance. The number continues to grow when the Poison Control Center stated that in January of 2012 alone, 228 calls had already been made.

This highly addictive substance causes intense paranoia, psychosis and suicidal thoughts. To learn more about this drug and  horrific substance that is now being sold in our gas stations, convenient stores, and even online, check out the newly released book "Bath Salts: The Deadly Facts."