Bath Salts Chemistry

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name professors nam class 04June2012 An In-Depth Look at Bath Salts A new craze is sweeping the nation that should strike fear into the hearts of its citizens: Bath Salts. Also referred to as bath powder, herbal incense, or plant food (Haiken), this new drug has severe consequences that require an in depth examination. We will provide just that by analyzing multiple sets of incidents, the chemical composition of the drug, and how it is distributed throughout the United States of America. This will hopefully provide a better understanding of the horror that our country is now facing. The first thing that needs to be taken into consideration, is the shear number of violent and disturbing incidents that are attributed to the use of bath…show more content…
Nobody really knows, because there is no way to test for these substances". First developed in 1969, it remained an obscure stimulant until around 2004 when it was reportedly sold as a designer drug. It is also known as MDPK, MTV, Magic, Maddie, Black Rob, Super Coke, PV and Peeve. The “salt” itself is a very fine crystalline powder that resembles powdered sugar. Dependent on what the manufacturer adds to the drug its appearance can resemble more solid and colored clumps of salt. The drug can be snorted, smoked, or injected, and can be easily…show more content…
On July 6, 2011, the governor of Maine signed a bill establishing fines for possession and penalties for trafficking of MDPV. On September 7, 2011, the DEA took advantage of its emergency scheduling authority to ban Mephedrone (4-MMC), MDPV, and Methylone (M1). The substances were made illegal to possess and sell for 12 months until the DEA and Department of Health and Human Services determines if these substances should be permanently banned. On October 17, 2011, an Ohio law banning synthetic drugs took effect barring selling and/or possession of "any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers" listing ephedrine and pyrovalerone. It also specifically includes MDPV, misspelling the full name as "methyenedioxypyrovalerone".Four days after this Ohio law was passed, the DEA's national emergency ban was

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