Bath Salts: The Designer Drug of 2012. Antivirus pioneer John McAfee, a devotee now detained in a murder probe, sang the praises of the substance said to mimic meth and cocaine.

Bath salts are still easily available online, though, and come in brand names such as "Purple Wave," "Zoom" or "Cloud Nine." A 50-milligram packet sells for $25 to $50.

“Bath salts” have become the latest illegal drug to capture the nation’s attention after a chilling episode in Miami, in which the drug was rumored to have caused 31-year-old Rudy Eugene to ...

Even then, don't expect bath salts to go away; there are a multitude of ways to buy them apart from retail stores, and a strong underground network circulating the drugs in every major US city.

Another death involving bath salts played out in Covington, La. Police reported that Dickie Sanders, 21, shot himself in the head Nov. 11, 2010 while his parents were asleep.

The Great Bath Salt Scare of 2012, Owen shows, was almost entirely manufactured by fear-mongering drug warriors. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.

DEA shuts down alleged New York-Seattle 'bath salts' ring. June 29, 2011 — -- Ten people were arrested on Tuesday by federal agents and charged in the first-ever federal prosecution dealing ...

No, “Bath Salts” Won’t Turn You Into a Cannibal But now we have a better idea what the latest generation of the drugs is really doing to your brain . Helen Thompson. November 20, 2014.

According to a 2011 report published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, bath salts first appeared in Germany in 2007. In 2010, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported that it ...

What are bath salts and why should you be using them? Feeling tired, sore and stressed? This could be the answer. Sarah Jones. Sunday 22 July 2018 15:15 BST. Comments. open image in gallery ...