Bath salts

• Miami police suspect that what caused a 31-year-old man to rip off his clothes and viciously gnaw on the face of another man in a daylight attack on a busy highway is a new and extremely dangerous street drug known as bath salts.
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• When it comes to bath products, bubbles reign supreme. But, lets consider bath salts: Sure, they can sound a bit medicinal, but theyre great for relaxing sore muscles and tend to be less irritating to the skin than bubbly products.
(StyleList)
• Last Saturday afternoon, a naked man gnawed off most of the face of a half-naked man on a Miami causeway. He continued chewing even after police shot him and did not stop until they shot him dead.
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• The zombie apocalypse that America and Canada is said to be experiencing this week due to 'bath salts' didn't happen overnight, as some might think.
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• On May 26, Miami police shot and killed a homeless man who was allegedly feasting on the face of another homeless man in a daylight attack on a busy highway.
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• On Saturday night in Miami, a naked "zombie-like" man attacked another man, biting off parts of his face. The attack was halted only when police shot and killed the attacker, identified as 31-year old Rudy Eugene.
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• Richards cause of death was first reported by The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Alpha-PVP is one of several synthetic compounds marketed as bath salts and other names. Authorities say the drugs mimic the effects of potent stimulants such as cocaine.
(Denver Post)
• Its a drug with a harmless-sounding name, but a Nova Scotia man knows the horrors of bath salts first-hand. Bath salts are not Epsom salts and have nothing to do with the substances that people put in their bath tub.
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• Federal legislation that would criminalize synthetic marijuana and certain bath salts has passed the United States Senate and is on its way to the House of Representatives.
(Newsday)
• Note: As you may have guessed from the headline, there is disturbing content in this post. And scroll down for an update.
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