Recently, you may have heard news about several states banning bath salts (i.e. Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida) and the talk of a nationwide ban. For many who are familiar with this centuries-old spa staple, this caused some confusion and concern. However, it’s not traditional bath salts that are being pulled off shelves, but rather a dangerous substance being packaged and sold as bath salts when, in fact, the intended use is as a drug.
Sold under vague names like Vanilla Sky, Ivory Wave and White Dove, these packets of bath salts are actually a white powder containing methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV. It’s a psychotropic that reportedly produces a “meth-like high,” and causes hallucinations, paranoia, and violence. In fact, one Florida woman allegedly attacked her mother with a machete while she was high on MDPV, believing she was a monster.
According to Louisiana Poison Control director Mark Ryan previous attempts to legally sell MDPV included mareketing it as growth stimulator, pH optimizer, and pond scum remover.
Real bath salts, such as Scandle’s Dead Sea Salt Soak and Scrub, contain a wide variety minerals and trace elements that are extremely beneficial to the skin and body, but contain no psychoactive stimulants like MDPV.
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