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. Bath salts, resembling the effects of amphetamines and cocaine, take the appearance of Epsom salts to be put inside the body. The effects of bath salts allows the body to be in constant
In regards to how the Company’s treatment of the covert and overt salts applications compares to the standard counter-salting steps for employers, there are several details that stand out. In the required reading, it states how Castillo and Rivera were covert salts. A covert salt is an individual who does not inform an organization that they work on behalf of the union, and they are instructed to attempt to attain employment in order to organize for the union. (Carrell & Hearvin, 2013). It was explained Castillo and Rivera were able to apply for the operator positions that required CDL licenses, even though neither one had the required commercial license for the job. In the end, both individuals were offered the position and were instructed to take a drugs test.
"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.
Perhaps the reason why salt is not discussed earlier in the chapter is that humans require the nutrient of salt intake. Per author Jeremy Likeness in the article, the “The skinny on salt” at bodybuiliding.com informs that body needs the nutrient of sodium and chloride that cannot produce in the body. Furthermore, Likeness believes that it is not the sodium amount that is important rather the sodium in the diet is the ratio of sodium to potassium (Likeness). As sodium potassium effects, fluid balance in the body. As a result, if there is too little sodium it will cause the body to retain water. Unbeknownst to me, I did not realize how important it is to get the right amount of sodium into my diet. Perhaps Bushman wanted all readers to gain a basic understanding of physical activity and diet before
Last summer two men in Hunt county Texas were arrested for selling synthetic drugs reported by the Herald Banner. The lab reports returned “the substance was not illegal at the time of the offense”. This is not an isolated case but a continuing dilemma for law makers, enforcers and prosecutors against the makers and distributors of designer drugs. (1) Creating a ‘War on Drugs’ is not a solution. Due to the simplicity of manipulating a product on the banned substance list, chemical change formulations outpace efforts to impose control. (Stock, S. Web)
When you think of the word "drug" what comes to mind? Probably marijuana, cocaine, lsd, prescriptions but what about bath salts? When I first heard stories about people on bath salts my reaction was you have to be kidding right, but no first popping onto the radar of the DEA and poison control in 2010, this product is causing quite a stir in the United States. Mark Ryan from the LA poison control says in an interview on the Dr. Oz television show "that he has never seen a drug that has caused the problem as quickly and severely as this". Making local and national headlines as the new designer drug that is completely legal, for now at least, and very dangerous. It doesn't stop people from purchasing it and snorting, ingesting, injecting
use as in something like crystal meth vs something like marijuana. There are more risk factors these are just a few.
Problem Spice has become a big problem in the United States Navy. Back in 2010 spice wasn’t detectable in the drug screenings, which lead Sailors and to start using this synthetic drug while avoiding military drug testing. That has gradually changed, since the Navy commanders started requesting more testing to be done for their units, but the problem still exist today. Spice is a very accessible drug, mostly found in convenient stores and smoke shops. The stores owners package spice in very attractive designs in
Kosher salt is the best option for certain dishes because of its texture, which is coarse and flaky. That coarseness can make the texture of some dishes more interesting. In those dishes, it is usually sprinkled on as a finishing salt.
Methaqualone, is also referred to as Disco Biscuits, Down And Dirties, Jekyll-and-Hyde, Joe Fridays, Lemmon 714, Lemons, Lennon's, Lovers, Ludes, Mandies, Mandrake, Q, Qua, Quack, Quad, Quaaludes, Soaper, Supper, Vitamin Q, The Love Drug, Wallbangers, Whore Pills, and Sopor. This list of street names for the drug goes on and on.
Methamphetamine, otherwise known as meth, is a highly mentally addictive synthetic drug that is commonly found on the streets. Many experiments have been done on lab animals to see characteristics of the drug, including giving the subjects enhanced learning and physical abilities. For example, when mice are under the influence of a small amount of methamphetamine, they are able to run for longer periods of time on a running wheel. Meth can be made in many different ways. One popular way is the “Shake ‘n Bake” recipe. This consists of many different over the counter drugs like cough and cold medicine, as well as propane fuel. Methamphetamine could possibly be used for good, but also yields many hazards. This paper will discuss how methamphetamine
The term “bath salts” does not refer to what you’d put in your bath to make it smell nice, it tends to refer to a large group of drugs containing one or even multiple synthetic chemicals relating to cathinone’s, found in the khat plant. Where most drugs tend to affect either the endocrine or the nervous system, this drug affects both. This drug is not a hallucinogen, and is also less harmful than ecstasy.
"Bath salts" is the common name for a group of drugs called synthetic cathinones. These are drugs made of chemicals from a plant (khat). They may be sold as pills, crystals, or a powder that is white, tan, or brown. There is no medical use for bath salts. They are designed to have the same effects as cocaine, ecstasy, and amphetamines without being illegal (designer drugs). They work by stimulating the release of a certain brain chemical (dopamine). A high level of dopamine in the brain can cause high blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, and seizures.
Domestic violence and substance abuse reached new depths with the availability of crystal methamphetamine as the new leisure drug of the masses. Going by various street names such as speed, crank, glass, and ice, this demon drug knows no race, creed, or status and is all pervasive in its abuse. Unlike marijuana or cocaine that needs to be harvested and then processed to reach the markets, meth can be synthesized in make-shift labs in the basement or the garage with ingredients available in the neighborhood supermarkets.
Meth the more common phrase, can be used through injection, snorting, or smoking. Its known as a club drug like ecstasy and like ecstasy is a manmade drug different from cocaine that derives from the poppy plant. The chemical formal is C10H15N Though commonly cooked illegaly with common pills for cold remedies are often used as the basis for the production of the drug. Meth is cooked by extracts ingredients from those
Have you ever heard of spice? Not the spice in your cabinet you use to season your chicken, but spice, the drug. Spice has several different names: synthetic cannabis, fake pot, synthetic marijuana, legal weed, K2, herbal incense or potpourri. A lot of people are unfamiliar with this type of drug, while some just can’t get enough of it. Just like other drugs, Spice can cause harm to one’s mind and body. This paper will explore the history behind spice, its effect on the military personnel, as well as the effects on high schoolers.