Cases Of Bath Salt Abuse. Mephedrone methylone and MPDV in addition to piperazines. The drugs widely sold as bath salts and other similar names are alleged to produce dramatic effects in their usersPerhaps one of the most famous incidents of apparent bath salt abuse involved a spate of horrific attacks including cannibalism.
Involved aggressive acts toward other people and law enforcement. Despite efforts to control the sale of bath salts use is skyrocketing. They can also be taken orally smoked or put into a solution and injected into veins.
In 2009 there were only two recorded cases but by 2010 that number had jumped to 338.
No bath salts detected. These products have been found to contain a variety of compounds including 34-methylenedioxypyrovalerone MDPV. In 2011 a Fort Lewis man who was high on bath salts murdered his son with a plastic bag shot his girlfriend to death and then killed himself. These synthetic substances are abused for their desired effects such as euphoria and alertness.
