Comments on: States and Feds Rush to Outlaw Drugs Sold as “Bath Salts” http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Gerry http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24975 Gerry Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:11:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24975 No help from the Health Service or Police in Befast, even with emergency calls, totally useless, and now I have a very paranoid daughter on the Ocean drug!, leading her to be continually abused by the pushers and without the backup of the aforementioned. Nightmare! No help from the Health Service or Police in Befast, even with emergency calls, totally useless, and now I have a very paranoid daughter on the Ocean drug!, leading her to be continually abused by the pushers and without the backup of the aforementioned. Nightmare!

]]> By: Ricky J http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24974 Ricky J Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:54:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24974 Well hasnt alot happened since this was posted. In many states from a 'legal high' based company so called bath salts are being shipped to the UK and the states were salts are still legal. I can assure you in N.ireland these highs though legal are creating addicts and serious health problems for users. One particular bath salt 'ocean snow' is more potent than UK Class B drug mephedrone and more addictive. It can be bought for 25 quid a gram in powder form in Belfast city centre drug paraphernalia shops. The comedown is so bad users keep topping up buying more. Addicts report after 3 days abstinence of severe depression,cravings,paranoia and even suicidal thoughts. The sickening law once banned ocean snow as it was found to contain chemical methylone-similar to mephedrone only for the drug company to change the name to ocean snow ULTRA with a tweaked chemical to get through UK laws. Yes its true a dangerous chemical was changed to what proved to be a more stronger one. The national health service offers an 8 wk waiting list to talk to a drug counsellor who knows nothing about bath salts or as a despicable last resort a wait for one of ten beds for rehab. Ten beds in a whole health sector area for an epidemic of addicts. Sadly in rehab whereas heroin addicts have drugs to stop withdrawls,salts users as there is little known about them just have to go cold turkey! Just to sign off the euphoria,empathy and chatty positives that come with bath salt use is shortlived. Countless hospital admittences have occured with users suffering severe chest pains,strokes and psychotic episodes etc. It goes without saying its unreal these products which are stronger than most illegal drugs are sold online and in shops over the counter. Only thing people like myself can do is educate.... Well hasnt alot happened since this was posted. In many states from a ‘legal high’ based company so called bath salts are being shipped to the UK and the states were salts are still legal. I can assure you in N.ireland these highs though legal are creating addicts and serious health problems for users. One particular bath salt ‘ocean snow’ is more potent than UK Class B drug mephedrone and more addictive. It can be bought for 25 quid a gram in powder form in Belfast city centre drug paraphernalia shops. The comedown is so bad users keep topping up buying more. Addicts report after 3 days abstinence of severe depression,cravings,paranoia and even suicidal thoughts. The sickening law once banned ocean snow as it was found to contain chemical methylone-similar to mephedrone only for the drug company to change the name to ocean snow ULTRA with a tweaked chemical to get through UK laws. Yes its true a dangerous chemical was changed to what proved to be a more stronger one. The national health service offers an 8 wk waiting list to talk to a drug counsellor who knows nothing about bath salts or as a despicable last resort a wait for one of ten beds for rehab. Ten beds in a whole health sector area for an epidemic of addicts. Sadly in rehab whereas heroin addicts have drugs to stop withdrawls,salts users as there is little known about them just have to go cold turkey! Just to sign off the euphoria,empathy and chatty positives that come with bath salt use is shortlived. Countless hospital admittences have occured with users suffering severe chest pains,strokes and psychotic episodes etc. It goes without saying its unreal these products which are stronger than most illegal drugs are sold online and in shops over the counter. Only thing people like myself can do is educate….

]]> By: quarksparrow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24972 quarksparrow Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:40:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24972 @David George: Drug use is just drug use. It's not ingestible enlightenment. Why do people worship narcotics to the degree that they do? @David George: Drug use is just drug use. It’s not ingestible enlightenment. Why do people worship narcotics to the degree that they do?

]]> By: fatkid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24971 fatkid Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:47:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24971 Is it cheaper than cocaine? are they going to start cutting coke with this stuff now too? What's this world coming to when you can't even trust the stranger in the bar that sells you coke? Is it cheaper than cocaine? are they going to start cutting coke with this stuff now too? What’s this world coming to when you can’t even trust the stranger in the bar that sells you coke?

]]> By: David George http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24970 David George Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:19:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24970 And imagine, the "drug" war started because American college students smoked low-grade pot, and their eyes were opened -- and they didn't fancy going to Vietnam on behalf of a corrupt system! And imagine, the “drug” war started because American college students smoked low-grade pot, and their eyes were opened — and they didn’t fancy going to Vietnam on behalf of a corrupt system!

]]> By: fast jimmy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24969 fast jimmy Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:11:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24969 @ Alison. Ever meet a rock star? An "artist"? A thug? A "player"? Women often think they can change the men they are attracted too. Some simply do not care as long as they are wealthy or cool. Some seem to be attracted to men who will treat them like their fathers/stepfathers did (Sorry for this reality...). Some like drugs. Men with drugs often enough, have no trouble finding "friends". @ Alison.

Ever meet a rock star? An “artist”? A thug? A “player”?
Women often think they can change the men they are attracted too.
Some simply do not care as long as they are wealthy or cool.
Some seem to be attracted to men who will treat them like their fathers/stepfathers did (Sorry for this reality…).
Some like drugs.

Men with drugs often enough, have no trouble finding “friends”.

]]> By: Alison http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24968 Alison Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:29:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24968 it will work nick, no girl wants to be with a man whos going to do drugs his whole life. it will work nick, no girl wants to be with a man whos going to do drugs his whole life.

]]> By: Cameron http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24967 Cameron Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:17:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24967 The ban was also widely slated by government health and drug officials, and was really just a backlash from tabloids. This was a much more harmless drug than alcohol will ever be, and the reports that someone tried to behead their grandmother sound about as likely as reports from 50 years ago that users of cannabis could fight off ten strong men. The ban was also widely slated by government health and drug officials, and was really just a backlash from tabloids. This was a much more harmless drug than alcohol will ever be, and the reports that someone tried to behead their grandmother sound about as likely as reports from 50 years ago that users of cannabis could fight off ten strong men.

]]> By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/states-and-feds-rush-to-outlaw-drugs-sold-as-bath-salts/#comment-24966 nick Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:51:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25625#comment-24966 Prohibition has never and will never work. :) Prohibition has never and will never work. :)

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