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    Dangers of Bath Salts Abuse in Teenagers Bath salts have become extremely popular among teenagers for the past 5 years. This is not the kind of substance that you use for bathing. These are synthetic cathinones that act similarly as a khat plant. They have similar effects as that of the other illegal substances which are covertly sold in parties, concerts and music festivals. Bath salts are usually sold as a white or off-white powder which is mostly in small plastic or foil packages that are packed

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    Are bath salts are as friendly as they sound? We all know bath salts are used to make bath time soothing and fun for all. Bath salts should be put to use only for bath time. Did you know that those sweet smelling little rocks had a dark side. That dark side, however, is bath salts is a drug once its inside our bodies. Bath salts, a stimulant, are made with highly addictive synthetic chemicals. (Gholipour). Those synthetic chemicals consist of man made amphetamines like cathonine, mephedrone

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    “Night of the Living Dead” Film Analysis Essay Heather Medeiros (94 sentences) In the film, Night of the Living Dead, the movie starts with two siblings, John and Barbara, driving to their father's grave to drop off flowers. John is reluctant to be there and is eager to leave while Barbara is trying to pray. John teases her like when they were children saying “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” when they both see an unknown man. Barbara goes to apologize to the unknown man but it seems he is dazed

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    Ankle Pain Research Paper

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    than 20 minutes and, should the cold feel too intense, place a towel or T-shirt between your skin and the ice bag. Epsom Salt Bath Heat therapy is also a time-honored method of eliminating pain, though is typically used once the initial injury has been iced for a few days. Taking a warm Epsom Salt bath is one of the easiest and most relaxing ways to treat ankle pain. Epsom Salt – or magnesium sulfate – relaxes sore muscles due to a physical workout or strain from an injury. Often, when you’ve twisted

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    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. Testing for the comparison between bath salts and ecstasy was conducted on rats, showing that

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    Southern Tier, Bath Salts have become the biggest drug issue in Steuben County. Last week, Steuben County District Attorney Bruce Baker announced the arrest of 15 suspected drug dealers in the county. One of them was arrested for the sale of a substance commonly referred to as bath salts, but was only charged with Reckless Endangerment in the 1st degree. "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

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    Essay about Bath Salts

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    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

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    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

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    runs a block and a half away from the scene before falling over dead mid-sprint. What could possibly have caused such an obscure case? The answer is simple; Bath salts, a.k.a., Synthetic Cathinones. Synthetic Cathinones are one of the hardest, and worst drugs for a human to take on the streets today. History of Controlled Substance Bath Salts were first created way back in 1928. They were originally theorized as having medicinal use, however, they were all unsuccessful due to the horrific side effects

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    Other Substance Use Disorder-Bath Salts "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

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