Bath salts: Gruesome Miami attack adds to drug's bizarre history
Reports suggest that synthetic drugs euphemistically named 'bath salts' might be behind a notorious recent Miami attack. Police are well aware of curious cases involving the drug. By Mike Eckel, Staff writer / June 5, 2012 Tennessee House members look A US senator praised pending legislation proposing a nationwide ban on "bath salts," a dangerous [...]
Read MoreFormer bath-salts addict: 'It felt so evil'
An emergency room doctor theorized bath salts, a drug with amphetamine-like chemicals nicknamed after the product it resembles, may have induced the violent behavior, reported NBCMiami.com. The victim, who has not been identified, has been hospitalized The chemicals in bath salts seem to be cousins of the amphetamine agents that debuted as crystal meth. Most [...]
Read MoreMiami 'Zombie Apocalypse' Puts Bath Salts Ban in Congressional Spotlight
By Debbie Emery – Radar Reporter While they are still awaiting toxicology reports confirming what potent drugs the face-eating “zombie” was on when he ripped the flesh off his victim, investigators suspect that Rudy Eugene The Miami cannibal attack may, if lawmakers have their way, be the final straw in the fight to making sure [...]
Read MoreIt's Bigger Than "Bath Salts" and "Zombie Apocalypses"
By Debbie Emery – Radar Reporter While they are still awaiting toxicology reports confirming what potent drugs the face-eating “zombie” was on when he ripped the flesh off his victim, investigators suspect that Rudy Eugene The Mesa County Coroner's Office said toxicology results for Richards showed evidence of marijuana use and a blood-alcohol level of [...]
Read MoreUse of bath salt drug appears to be on the rise in California
Bath salts, K, and other over-the-counter drugs are being sold in our communities now. She said even prescription drugs are a real problem, “they are a big business here.” Enlightenment regarding the rapidly growing problem, for the Citizens of Clare Bath salts, K, and other over-the-counter drugs are being sold in our communities now. She [...]
Read MoreAre bath salts to blame for face-eater's attack?
Rudy Eugene, 31, the so-called "cannibal" Miami man who was fatally shot as he chewed on another man's face in a gruesome attack over the weekend, is suspected to have been high on a drug known as "bath salts. A naked man who chewed off the face of another man in what is being called [...]
Read MoreWhat Are 'Bath Salts' And Are They Illegal?
Bath salts, incense, potpourri — they sound innocent enough. But they're really dangerous drugs that are being sold across store counters, snorted and smoked throughout South Florida. The state has struggled to control these drugs as manufacturers Rudy Eugene, 31, the so-called "cannibal" Miami man who was fatally shot as he chewed on another man's [...]
Read MoreWhy 'bath salts' are dangerous
On Saturday night in Miami, a naked “zombie-like” man attacked another man, biting off parts of his face. The attack was halted only when police shot and killed the attacker, identified as 31-year old Rudy Eugene. WebMD has a feature on "bath salts" which are not actually bath salts at all but a name given [...]
Read MoreGVSU students OD'd on bath salts
A Lackawanna County woman pleaded guilty Monday to endangering the welfare of her two young children when she and a friend got high on bath salts last year and drove recklessly through Wilkes-Barre. Donna Zilla, 41, of Dunmore, also pleaded guilty to a These natural mineral salts draw out impurities from your body & stimulate [...]
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