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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 437591" data-attributes="member: 389">From Wiki...Bath salts (also called psychoactive bath salts, PABS<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>) are a group of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_drug" target="_blank">recreational</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer_drug" target="_blank">designer drugs</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-DEA-3" target="_blank">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> The name derives from instances in which the drugs were disguised as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts" target="_blank">bath salts</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-CBC-5" target="_blank">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-spiller-6" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-coppola-7" target="_blank">[7]</a> The white powder, granules, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal" target="_blank">crystals</a> often resemble <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_sulfate" target="_blank">Epsom salts</a>, but differ chemically. The drugs' packaging often states "not for human consumption" in an attempt to circumvent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_prohibition_law" target="_blank">drug prohibition laws</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-CBC-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> Additionally, they may be described as "plant food", "powdered cleaner", or other products.<h2>Drugs</h2>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_salts_(drug)&action=edit&section=1" target="_blank">edit</a>]Bath salts usually contain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathinones" target="_blank">cathinones</a>, typically <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylenedioxypyrovalerone" target="_blank">methylenedioxypyrovalerone</a> (MDPV, also known as "monkey dust", although this term can refer to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDPHP" target="_blank">MDPHP</a> as well<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-8" target="_blank">[8]</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylone" target="_blank">methylone</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephedrone" target="_blank">mephedrone</a>; however, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical" target="_blank">chemical</a> composition varies widely<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-spiller-6" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-prosser-9" target="_blank">[9]</a> and products labeled with the same name may also contain derivatives of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrovalerone" target="_blank">pyrovalerone</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipradrol" target="_blank">pipradrol</a>. In Europe the main synthetic cathinone is mephedrone, whereas in the US MDPV is more common.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-spiller-6" target="_blank">[6]</a><h3>Pharmacology</h3>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_salts_(drug)&action=edit&section=2" target="_blank">edit</a>]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacology" target="_blank">Pharmacologically</a>, very little is known about how bath salts interact with the brain and how they are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_metabolism" target="_blank">metabolized</a> by the body. Scientists are inclined to believe that bath salts have a powerful addictive potential and can increase users' tolerance.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-coppola-7" target="_blank">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a> They are similar to amphetamines in that they cause stimulant effects by increasing the concentration of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_neurotransmitter" target="_blank">monoamines</a> such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine" target="_blank">dopamine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin" target="_blank">serotonin</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine" target="_blank">norepinephrine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse" target="_blank">synapses</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-coppola-7" target="_blank">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-Kehr-11" target="_blank">[11]</a> They are generally less able to cross the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_brain_barrier" target="_blank">blood brain barrier</a> than amphetamines due to the presence of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone" target="_blank">beta-keto group</a> that increases the compound's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_polarity" target="_blank">polarity</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-coppola-7" target="_blank">[7]</a><h2>Usage</h2>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_salts_(drug)&action=edit&section=3" target="_blank">edit</a>]Bath salts can be ingested orally, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insufflation_(medicine)" target="_blank">snorted</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking" target="_blank">smoked</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_administration" target="_blank">plugged</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injection_(medicine)" target="_blank">injected</a>. Bath salts can be detrimental to human health and can potentially cause erratic behavior, hallucinations, and delusions.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-emcdda-12" target="_blank">[12]</a> This is often due to their wakefulness-promoting effect, leading to insomnia.<h3>Interaction with alcohol</h3>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_salts_(drug)&action=edit&section=4" target="_blank">edit</a>]Bath salts are often consumed concurrently with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_(drug)" target="_blank">alcohol</a>. A 2015 study<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-13" target="_blank">[13]</a> has investigated the interrelation between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephedrone" target="_blank">mephedrone</a> and alcohol, focusing on psychostimulant and rewarding effects. It showed that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol" target="_blank">alcohol</a>, at low (non-stimulant) doses, significantly enhances the psychostimulant effects of mephedrone. This effect is mediated by an increase in synaptic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine" target="_blank">dopamine</a>, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloperidol" target="_blank">haloperidol</a>, but not <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketanserin" target="_blank">ketanserin</a>, was capable of blocking the potentiation by alcohol.[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>]<h3>Subjective effects</h3>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_salts_(drug)&action=edit&section=5" target="_blank">edit</a>]Bath salts or monkey dust come in a powdered or crystallised form which can be swallowed, smoked, injected or snorted. Subjective effects are similar to MDMA or cocaine<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-14" target="_blank">[14]</a> but with a duration of 5–6 hours. Both substances cause a rapid onset of action in the central nervous system,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)#cite_note-15" target="_blank">[15]</a> and stimulant toxicity.Well shiite, I could have went the rest of the year without knowing the definition of "plugged". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":sick:" title="Sick    :sick:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sick:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":sick:" title="Sick    :sick:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sick:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":sick:" title="Sick    :sick:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sick:" /></blockquote>

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