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The most commonly reported ingredient is methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), although other stimulants may be present, such as mephedrone and pyrovalerone.¹ MDPV is of the phenethylamine class and is structurally similar to cathinone, an alkaloid similar in structure and effects to amphetamine and found in the khat plant. Khat is a shrub found in East Africa and southern Arabia. Mephedrone has been reported to have a high potential for overdose. One step to purchase Bath Salt online

MDVP is structurally related to methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and cathinone derivatives. MDMA is a schedule I hallucinogenic substance and cathinone derivatives (cathinone, methcathinone) are listed as schedule I stimulants. Animals studies have demonstrated elevated levels of extracellular dopamine 60 minutes after administration of MDVP.

Are bath salts illegal in the U.S.?

The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced emergency scheduling in 2011 to control MDPV, mephedrone and methylone, all chemicals found in bath salts.

• U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law a ban on mephedrone, methylone and MDVP by placing them on the Schedule I controlled substances list.
• Schedule I controlled substances cannot be sold under any circumstances and cannot be prescribed for medical purposes.
• The law also bans any future designer chemical compounds meant to mimic the effects of bath salts.
• Having possession or selling these chemicals or any product that contains them is illegal in the US.^1,12

How do people use bath salts?

Users usually snort the drug up the nose, but it can also been injected, smoked, swallowed or used rectally. Toxic doses for the newer synthetic cathinones such as bath salts have not yet been determined⁹, and doses can be variable due to the illegal nature of the drug. There is a great risk for overdose because packages may contain up to 500 milligrams.

If ingested orally, absorption is rapid with a peak “rush” at 1.5 hours, the effect lasting 3 to 4 hours, then a hard “crash”. The total experience may last upwards of 8 hours or longer.¹ Snorting and injecting the drug can be especially hazardous.

What are the effects of bath salts?

Bath salts are noted for producing a “high” similar to methamphetamine: the sought after effects may include:

• euphoria
• increased wakefulness, concentration
• elevated sex drive
• hallucinations
• talkativeness
• empathy
• a “rush”.

Acute side effects may include:

• rapid heart rate
• chest pain
• high blood pressure
• hyperthermia (elevated body temperature)
• excess sweating (diaphoresis)
• pupil dilation (mydriasis)
• vessel constriction
• reduced appetite
• muscle spasm or tremor
• seizures.

Higher doses can lead to serious behavioral and psychiatric effects such as:

• severe panic attacks
• psychosis (hallucinations, delusions)
• paranoia (extreme distrust)
• agitation
• confusion
• insomnia (inability to sleep)
• irritability
• violent behavior.