Bath Salts

1. Bath Salts
Tyler Johnston

2. How Did Bath Salts Get It’s Name?
• One of the newest drugs to hit the streets.
• They have nothing to do with bathing.
• Called Bath Salts because they are usually
packaged as a product “for a soothing bath,
not for human consumption”, and labeled
“plant food”, “jewelry cleaner”, or
“phone screen cleaner”

3. Bath Salts – Also Known As
– Bloom
– Cloud Nine
– Vanilla Sky
– White Lightning
– Meow Meow
• They are usually white or brown crystal like
powder and are sold in small plastic or foil
packages.

4. What are Bath Salts?
• Bath salts is the name given to a family of drugs
that have one or more manmade chemicals
related to Cathinone. (plant above)
• Most common chemicals found in Bath Salts;
– Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV)
– Mephedrone
– Methylone

5. How Are Bath Salts Used?
• Bath Salts can be taken a number of ways.
The most common being,
– Swallowed
– Snorted
– Smoked
– Injected
• Snorting and injecting are the most harmful.

6. Short Term Side Effects
• Severe paranoia
• Suicidal thoughts
• Agitation
• Combative/violent behavior
• Hallucinations
• Bath Salts have an onset speed of about 15
minutes, and a high of 4-6 hours!

7. How Do Bath Salts Affect the Brain?
• Bath Salts raise the dopamine in parts of the
brain that control reward and movement.
• The manmade Cathinones in Bath Salts can
produce feelings of joy, increased social
interaction and sex drive.
• The energizing and agitating effects from Bath
Salts are often similar to the effects of other
drugs, such as cocaine, but can be 10x more
intense.
• Because Bath Salts are so new to the market a lot
of their side effects are still unknown.

8. References
• Bath Salts. (n.d.). Retrieved March 01, 2016, from
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/bath-salts
• Bath Salts - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. (n.d.).
Retrieved March 03, 2016, from
http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/bath-
salts/?gclid=CjwKEAiAjfq2BRDpmdHmssaW5xsSJABToP
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• Drug Use | Signs and Symptoms of Bath Salts Abuse.
(n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2016, from
http://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/signs-
symptoms-bath-salts.html