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Some states have banned ingredients in bath salts sold at convenience stores and liquor stores, as emergency rooms across the country are seeing an upswing in overdoeses. Where do things stand in your state? Are emergency rooms in your community seeing problems related to this troubling trend?
From the NY Times:
"'There were some who were admitted overnight for treatment and subsequently admitted to the psych floor upstairs,' Dr. Narmi said. 'These people were completely disconnected from reality and in a very bad place.'
"Similar reports are emerging from hospitals around the country, as doctors scramble to figure out the best treatment for people high on bath salts. The drugs started turning up regularly in the United States last year and have proliferated in recent months, alarming doctors, who say they have unusually dangerous and long-lasting effects.
"Though they come in powder and crystal form like traditional bath salts — hence their name — they differ in one crucial way: they are used as recreational drugs. People typically snort, inject or smoke them.
"Poison control centers around the country received 3,470 calls about bath salts from January through June, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, up from 303 in all of 2010."
This is not a big-city problem; the alarming trend is popping up all over the country.
- Check with your local emergency room - are staffers there seeing problems they think are associated with bath salts?
- Check local convience stores, "head shops" and liquor stores in your area - are they selling bath salts?
- Is your state one of the states that has instituted a temporary ban on the ingredients used in bath salts?
- Put up a poll, asking readers if they think bath salts are a problem in your community.
- Put out a call on Facebook, asking your fans if they have been affected by the trend, asking them if you can use their experiences for a story.
Some states have banned ingredients in bath salts sold at convenience stores and liquor stores, as emergency rooms across the country are seeing an upswing in overdoeses. Where do things stand in your state? Are emergency rooms in your community seeing problems related to this troubling trend?
From the NY Times:
"'There were some who were admitted overnight for treatment and subsequently admitted to the psych floor upstairs,' Dr. Narmi said. 'These people were completely disconnected from reality and in a very bad place.'
"Similar reports are emerging from hospitals around the country, as doctors scramble to figure out the best treatment for people high on bath salts. The drugs started turning up regularly in the United States last year and have proliferated in recent months, alarming doctors, who say they have unusually dangerous and long-lasting effects.
"Though they come in powder and crystal form like traditional bath salts — hence their name — they differ in one crucial way: they are used as recreational drugs. People typically snort, inject or smoke them.
"Poison control centers around the country received 3,470 calls about bath salts from January through June, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, up from 303 in all of 2010."
This is not a big-city problem; the alarming trend is popping up all over the country.
- Check with your local emergency room - are staffers there seeing problems they think are associated with bath salts?
- Check local convience stores, "head shops" and liquor stores in your area - are they selling bath salts?
- Is your state one of the states that has instituted a temporary ban on the ingredients used in bath salts?
- Put up a poll, asking readers if they think bath salts are a problem in your community.
- Put out a call on Facebook, asking your fans if they have been affected by the trend, asking them if you can use their experiences for a story.
