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'Bath salts' under close scrutiny after state bans
(CNN) -- Florida authorities have recorded their first arrest under a state ban on synthetic stimulants often sold as "bath salts" as health officials in several other states are sounding alarms about the drugs.
The drugs are synthetic stimulants, usually mephedrone or MDPV, according to federal and state officials. Doses can be purchased for as little as $15-$20 and produce an amphetamine-like high for several hours when inhaled, taken with liquid or smoked.
They're not listed as a controlled substance under federal law, and are sold under brand names like "Cloud Nine," "Ivory Wave" and "Vanilla Sky" in stores and online. The Office of National Drug Control Policy says it doesn't know how widespread their use has become, but White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said last week that they pose "a serious threat" to anyone who takes them.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi banned the sale of the drugs in late January, following similar bans in North Dakota and Louisiana. Authorities there made their first arrest under the ban on Monday, charging the owner of a Panama City head shop with possession of a controlled substance, Bay County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Ruth Corley said.
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(CNN) -- Florida authorities have recorded their first arrest under a state ban on synthetic stimulants often sold as "bath salts" as health officials in several other states are sounding alarms about the drugs.
The drugs are synthetic stimulants, usually mephedrone or MDPV, according to federal and state officials. Doses can be purchased for as little as $15-$20 and produce an amphetamine-like high for several hours when inhaled, taken with liquid or smoked.
They're not listed as a controlled substance under federal law, and are sold under brand names like "Cloud Nine," "Ivory Wave" and "Vanilla Sky" in stores and online. The Office of National Drug Control Policy says it doesn't know how widespread their use has become, but White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said last week that they pose "a serious threat" to anyone who takes them.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi banned the sale of the drugs in late January, following similar bans in North Dakota and Louisiana. Authorities there made their first arrest under the ban on Monday, charging the owner of a Panama City head shop with possession of a controlled substance, Bay County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Ruth Corley said.
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