PBS NewsHour  'Bath Salts' Have Dangerous, Bizarre Effects

Synthetic Street Drug Camouflaged as Bath Salts Has Dangerous, Bizarre Effects Details

 

Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: 'Bath Salts' Have Dangerous, Bizarre Effects

It's a trendy street drug which is cheap, readily available and lethal. And it has dangerous and bizarre side effects including paranoia, agitation, violence and hallucinations. Judy Woodruff talk to Virginia Commonwealth University's Louis de Felice about the uptick in abuse of bath salts as a recreational drug.

Duration: (5:41)
Premiere Date: 09/21/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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