Addicts are struggling to get clean
(NEWSER) - Ivory Wave, Red Dove, Vanilla Sky—the names sound more tranquil than menacing, but authorities are calling them the latest in drugs as dangerous as crystal meth. They're bath salts, and can be bought legally in stores, but they contain mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, which can cause hallucinations, paranoia, rapid heart rates, and suicidal thoughts. Louisiana alone had 125 calls to its poison control center in three months last year, leading the bath salts to be outlawed by emergency order. More»
