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Bebe Johnson, MPA Advanced ATOD Prevention Specialist Current and Emerging Drug Trends Bath Salts

Bebe Johnson, MPA Advanced ATOD Prevention Specialist Current and Emerging Drug Trends Bath Salts. SYNTHETIC COCAINE/MDVP Methadrone (US) Mephedrone (UK) Duration of effects 2-5 hours. Dangerous Bath Salts/Synthetic Cocaine. What is Synthetic Cocaine?. A synthetic stimulant

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Bebe Johnson, MPA Advanced ATOD Prevention Specialist Current and Emerging Drug Trends Bath Salts

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  1. Bebe Johnson, MPAAdvancedATOD Prevention SpecialistCurrent and Emerging Drug TrendsBath Salts

  2. SYNTHETIC COCAINE/MDVPMethadrone (US)Mephedrone (UK)Duration of effects 2-5 hours

  3. Dangerous Bath Salts/Synthetic Cocaine

  4. What is Synthetic Cocaine? • A synthetic stimulant • Similar characteristics (high) to cocaine, speed and ecstasy • Similar in chemical structure to Crystal Methamphetamine • Sold in white powder form • Sold as a plant fertilizer

  5. Synthetic Cocaine/MDPV Timeline MDPV was developed in the 1960s, and has been used for the treatment of chronic fatigue, but caused problems of abuse and dependence.

  6. MDPV Timeline • 2005: MDPV appears as a recreational drug; first mention on Drugs-Forum. • 2008: First seizure of MDPV in the United States. • 2010: MDPV made a controlled drug in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Australia and Finland. First reports of the widespread retail marketing of 'bath salts' containing MDPV in the US. The US considers both Mephedrone (July, 2010) and MDPV (December, 2010)

  7. How is it used? • Snorted • Pill form • Smoked • Bomb-wrapped in paper and swallowed

  8. The Effects of MDPV MDPV is a powerful stimulant that functions as a dopamine-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). It has stimulatory effects on the central nervous system and cardiovascular system. Physical: rapid heartbeat, increase in blood pressure, vasoconstriction, sweating.

  9. The Effects of MDPV Mental: euphoria, increases in alertness & awareness, increased wakefulness and arousal, anxiety, agitation, perception of a diminished requirement for food and sleep. MDPV reportedly has four times the potency of Ritalin and Concerta. The effects have a duration of roughly 3 to 4 hours, with after effects such as tachycardia, hypertension, and mild stimulation lasting from 6 to 8 hours. High doses have been observed to cause intense, prolonged panic attacks in stimulant-intolerant users, and there are anecdotal reports of psychosis from sleep withdrawal and addiction at higher doses or more frequent dosing intervals

  10. Names for Synthetic Cocaine/Ecstasy • Methadrone (US) • Mephedrone (UK) • Meow Meow • MCAT • Bubble • M-C • Plant fertilizer • Drone

  11. Bath Salts Illegal in Texas Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill 2118 into law, which places several chemicals used to make the drugs into the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Two of the common active ingredients in “Bath Salts” are Mephedrone Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also known as MDPV (synthetic cocaine) The penalties for having these “bath Salts” would be a state jail felony for those who have less than 1 gram,a second-degree felony for possessing 1 gram to 4 grams, and a first-degree felony for possessing 4 grams or more, but less than 400 grams. Source: http://ocsheriffsoffice.com/

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