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Crystalline bath salts. Bath salts (also called psychoactive bath salts, PABS [1] [2]) are a group of recreational designer drugs. [3] [4] The name derives from instances in which the drugs were disguised as bath salts. [5] [6] [7] The white powder, granules, or crystals often resemble Epsom salts, but differ chemically.
In May 2011, the CDC reported a hospital emergency department (ED) visit after the use of "bath salts" in Michigan. One person was reported dead on arrival at the ED. Associates of the dead person reported that he had used bath salts. His toxicology results revealed high levels of MDPV in addition to marijuana and prescription drugs.
α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP), also known as α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, O-2387, β-keto-prolintane, prolintanone, [2] [3] or desmethylpyrovalerone, is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class developed in the 1960s that has been sold as a designer drug and often consumed for recreational reasons.
It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act [ 1 ] but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.
A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. [1]
Pamela's Law is legislation that was passed in 2011 by the New Jersey Legislature and signed by Governor Chris Christie that bans the sale or possession of methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV, most commonly found in the drug "bath salts").
Some of the names of synthetic cannabinoids synthesized for recreational use were given names to help market the products. For example, AKB-48 (also known as APINACA ) is also the name of a popular Japanese girl band ; 2NE1 (also known as APICA ) is also a South Korean girl band ; and XLR-11 was named after the first US-developed liquid fuel ...
ATS when used illicitly has street names including ice, meth, crystal, crank, bennies, and speed. Within the group of amphetamine-type stimulants, there are also prescription drugs including mixed amphetamine salts, dextroamphetamine, and lisdexamfetamine. Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887 by the Romanian chemist Lazar Edeleano.