“Bath salts” may sound like something to help people relax in the tub, but they actually are synthetic drugs that have been linked to paranoia, hallucinations and sometimes violent behavior. Amid an apparent surge in the popularity of the drugs, states have begun moving quickly to ban them.
One poison control center director has called bath salts a combination of “the worst characteristics of LSD, PCP, Ecstasy, cocaine and methamphetamine.” Marketed under names such as Cloud Nine, Ivory Wave and Blue Silk, the products contain methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV, a psychoactive chemical not approved for medical use in the United States — but one that still can be sold legally in much of the country.
Packages containing the powdery substance often are sold over the Internet and at convenience stores. They typically are labeled “not for human consumption” and instead are described as plant food or insect repellent, as well as bath salt.
Medical emergencies related to bath salt use have soared in recent weeks. Mark Ryan, director of the Louisiana Poison Center and someone who has studied the issue, told USA Today that poison control centers nationally have received more than 360 calls related to the drugs so far this year, compared to 291 in all of 2010. Forty-one states have reported bath salt overdose cases.
In early January, Louisiana declared the active chemicals in bath salts, including MDPV, illegal. North Dakota and Florida have enacted similar emergency bans and legislation is pending in North Dakota as well as in Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi.
“They pose a serious threat to the health and well-being of young people and anyone who uses them,” White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said in a statement. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he will introduce a bill to ban bath salts nationwide.
In the five weeks before Louisiana’s ban went into effect, there were 131 overdose calls to the Louisiana Poison Center. WWL-TV, a New Orleans TV station, reports that calls dropped dramatically to 13 in the five weeks since the ban. “The issue was, patients were going into kidney failure then multi-organ failure and several died. Several committed suicide. It was intense,” said Dr. Chad Muntan of Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Mandeville, La.
I don’t believe any of the scare tactics being used all over the country against the bath salts MDPV and methylone, the media has just run with rumors and each news report exaggerates the horrors of these two drugs even more than the last. Set up a Google “alert” for MDPV and just read the reports, they will make you laugh. I bought a gram of methylone and a gram of MDPV, and they’re not cheap, with shipping they cost $42 a gram. I had to eat the entire gram of methylone to get a 3 hour buzz and half a gram of MDPV to get a lousy, jumpy high. These two drugs are too expensive to use to get high, you’re better off buying a gram of meth or cocaine. I was not impressed. Remember the old adage: “Don’t believe everything you read”. Mark Montgomery NYC, NY email hidden; JavaScript is required
Please, if you are researching or thinking about experimenting with MDPV or Methylone, don’t take what Mark Montgomery said as truth. I’m not sure if he is making a typo or if he just got fake and/or cut product but these chemicals are very much active and waaay lower doses than what he is claiming with waaaaaay stonger effects than a “three hour buzz” and a “lousy, jumpy high.” I’m pretty sure most people would die if they ingested half a gram of MDPV, even if it was over the course of like two days. Unless Mark has a very high tolerance to amphetamines and weighs 300 lbs, i doubt he got pure MDPV. Just dont want anyone to die.
^^Yes please do not go ingesting half a gram of Methylone or MDPV in fact do not ingest ANY and if you must still experiment with the substances DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! DO NOT LISTEN TO THE FIRST POSTER!
This is nothing to fool around with. It is a dangerous psychoactive stimulant with addicting properties. It put me in the hospital for three days…I had an acute episode of paranoid psychosis….they had to pump me full of Ativan to bring me back…