It makes you hallucinate and become agitated and aggressive. And for several months, it has been trickling into Hamilton.
Bath salts are a designer drug that has nothing to do with soaking in a tub. It’s a stimulant and hallucinogenic drug mixture popular in the United Kingdom and the United States that’s making its way into Canada.
Users say it is like a mix of cocaine and amphetamine, producing euphoric highs. But it can turn bad very easily, including allegedly fuelling a disturbing attack in Miami this week where one man ate another man’s face.
The powerful synthetic drug can be snorted, smoked or injected. It’s cheap and easily found
online, selling under a variety of brand names, including Vanilla Sky, Purple Wave, Meow Meow and Hurricane Charlie.
Health Canada is aware and concerned about bath salts, said spokesperson Gary Holub.
Two of the components of the drug – mephedrone and methylone – are amphetamine, and therefore already illegal in Canada. Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is not listed in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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