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Use and abuse of "bath salts," a new group of designer drugs, have been increasing in recent years, particularly among teenagers. Poison control centers received over 2,000 calls last year for patients with delusions, hallucinations and paranoia following "bath salt" use. Although the synthetic compounds found in "bath salts" are routinely changing in order to circumvent laws on banned substances, federal legislation recently added MDPV, a common constituent in "bath salts," to the list of...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading national drug testing and medication monitoring company Dominion Diagnostics has launched new, more sensitive, and more relevant testing to detect synthetic cathinones or "bath salts" in urine. Designed by Dominion's Research and Development team, the test will detect five synthetic cathinones: mephedrone, 3,4-methylendioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), methylone, butylone, and ethylone. The testing, performed by liquid...

OTTAWA, Sept. 26, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, accompanied by Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais, announced today that the Harper Government has delivered on its promise to make MDPV, a drug commonly found in "bath salts",  illegal to possess, traffic, import or export, unless authorized by regulation. "Our Government is committed to protecting hardworking Canadian families and keeping our streets and communities safe," said Minister Aglukkaq. "That's...

Advantage Testing in Beaumont, Texas educates consumers on the dangers and laws regarding a new synthetic drug with the street name "Bath Salts" and advises employers that the company now provides testing for this illegal substance. (PRWEB) September 08, 2012 Advantage Testing, a leading provider of workplace drug testing in Beaumont, Texas, recently decided to create awareness about the use of a fairly new synthetic drug that goes by the street name "Bath Salts." In...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com Since "zombie attacker" Rudy Eugene made headlines over the Memorial Day weekend, lawmakers in Canada are now trying to ban the drug that led a man to chew another man's face off. Eugene, a 31-year-old, was shot and killed by police after he attacked and began to consume the face of 65-year-old Ronald Poppo in Miami, Florida. The attack was reminiscent of what would be written out in a zombie movie, but was actually caused by a drug known as "bath salts."...

Will give law enforcement ability to deal with new drug threat OTTAWA, June 5, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced today that the Harper Government plans to regulate MDPV, a key ingredient in the illicit drug referred to as "bath salts", under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). The so-called "bath salts" earned their name because they look like bath salts sold in mainstream drug stores. However, unlike legitimate bath salts,...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Synthetic drugs, which are increasingly popular and sold in stores and over the Internet, can cause harm serious enough to warrant hospitalization. Two case reports of patients treated in emergency departments after using so-called "designer drugs" are published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Serotonin Syndrome Associated with MDPV Use: A Case Report" and "Ketamine-Like Effects After Recreational Use of...

(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- There may be a new "it" drug on the market-- and it might be completely legal. After the drug "miaow miaow," or mephedrone, was banned in England in April of 2010, a new drug called "ivory wave" has risen to prominence to take its place. Though an article in Emergency Medical Journal claims it is as yet unclear if it contains illegal ingredients, ivory wave has been implicated in hospital admissions and deaths throughout England.Ivory wave,...

Ivory wave: the next mephedone?A new legal high has emerged that seems to be replacing the banned substance mephedrone or "miaow miaow", warns a critical care paramedic in Emergency Medicine Journal.Mephedrone was banned in England, when it was reclassified as a class B drug in April 2010.The new drug in circulation is "ivory wave," also known as "purple wave," "ivory coast," or "vanilla sky." And its use has already been implicated in...

Senator Charles Schumer unveiled a bill on Sunday that would ban two drugs that produce a "meth-like" high and are being sold under the name "bath salts.""These so-called bath salts contain ingredients that are nothing more than legally sanctioned narcotics, and they are being sold cheaply to all comers, with no questions asked, at store counters around the country," Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in a statement.He said he will introduce a bill to outlaw the two synthetic drugs being...