Misinformation On Bath Salts, Not Legal & Not Safe
Considering the recent and tragic events surrounding the police shooting in Miami-Beach
a great deal of misinformation is being spread in regards to the drugs commonly called "bath salts." The misinformation that is being spread is enough to send almost any parent running to their congressman demanding that these "bath salts" be banned. The truth is that the chemicals in these drugs have already been banned and are all scheduled controlled substances. Parents can relax. While there was a time where these drugs could be purchased at a local headshop or gas station, such easy access to these drugs ended with a Federal Ban on the drugs on October 21, 2011.
As an example of the misinformation being spread can be found on the MSN Health website. MSN Health published an article, written by Michael Craig Miller, M.D. of Harvard Medical School. It is unclear exactly when the article was written, nevertheless it displayed prominently on MSN.com on June 1, 2012. The information provided within the article by Dr. Miller as published on MSN Health is factually incorrect as to the substances contained in so called bath salts and likewise incorrect as to the legal status and the easy availability of these drugs.
What is in "bath salts?" On MSN Health article, Dr. Miller stated that the main ingredients in bath salt are the following 1) mephedrone; 2) pyrovalerone and 3) what he calls "methylenedioxypyrovalerone." A substance by substance analysis shows exactly how the information provided is inaccurate.
Pyrovalerone is a Schedule V Controlled Substance in the United States. As a Schedule V controlled substance places Pyrovalerone in the exact same FDA classification as codeine and ethylmorphine. Along with being a Schedule V Controlled Substance, it isn't approved to be used within the United States. As such, a patient can't be prescribed Pyrovalerone even by their Doctor. Although headshops might push the legal edge a little bit, the proposition that a child will walk down the road to the local head shop and buy a Pyrovalerone is just as ridiculous as a child ridding his bike to the headshop to buy morphine. Parents can relax. Pyrovalerone has never been in "bath salts."
The confusion lies in the fact that bath salts including "Ivory Wave," "Ocean Burst," and "Eight Ballz" contained 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone before the October 2011 ban. 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone was commonly known as MDPV and/or "Bath Salts." To be very clear, although structurally similar, MDPV isn't the same compound as Pyrovalerone. The MSN Health article illustrates the confusion relating to the subject. MDPV is a ring substituted analog of Pyrovalerone. MDPV was placed on a temporary ban by the FDA on October 21, 2011 and has not been available at headshops and gas stations since that date. The ban made MDPV a Schedule I Controlled Substance. Numerous states, including Florida, banned the substance before the federal ban. Parents can sleep easy knowing that their children cannot simply walk down the road and buy MDPV at a neighborhood gas station.
Mephedrone was never referred to as "bath salts" in the designer drug scene. Mephedrone was known as "plant food." Mephedrone was also included in the October 21, 2011 ban. The ban made mephedrone a Schedule I Controlled Substance. As such it isn't available at the local convenience store either.
As with MDPV, designer drugs are specifically made to mimic the effects of certain types of drugs, but maintain a "legal" status. In the case of MDPV, the structural change involving the ring substitution made MDPV a chemical that was not a controlled substance. The legality of MDPV was always questionable due to the potential for MDPV to fall under the Federal Analog Act. The individuals and companies selling MDPV would always label the package "Not for Human Consumption" in order to avoid prosecution under the Federal Analog Act.
The websites that were once selling MDPV, Mephedrone and other chemicals which are now banned are no longer doing so. All the websites are actually selling "post-ban" bath salts or what is now being called glass cleaner. Glass cleaner is simply another substitute ring cathinone suspected to be butylone. It really is fairly easy to see that once one substance is banned, the chemists will move onto another. Designer drugs, also called "research chemicals", are here to stay.
Although MDPV & Mephedrone at the moment are illegal, it is crucial for parents to recognise that bath salts and/or plant food continue to be very much available and easily obtainable. How can a child get these substances? It is called a drug dealer. However, that drug dealer isn't the local head shop or gas station anymore.
by: magicmichael2
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