A health warning was issued to the public, which says that bath salts act like methamphetamines. Bath salts are being sold legally in store outlets for as low as $20 countrywide in the U.S. and the law enforcement agency could not do anything about it. This was reported by International News sites on January 22, 2011.
Except in Louisiana, where an emergency order for the sale and use of this powder was stopped, all the other States are still struggling to enact a law to ban the sale of this seemingly harmless substance.
Bath salts are not intended for human ingestion. They were not banned in the first place because it was never thought that some people would ingest them instead. The State police and hospitals are alarmed at the increasing victims of the drug’s effects. There is a rapid increase of people committing crimes and turning wild because of the use of bath salts. People are using them even though they know the fatal consequences.
Bath salts have similar physiologic effects like that of the prohibited drugs, methamphetamine and cocaine. These include hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, paranoia, central nervous system stimulation, and a false state of alertness. The actual components of the bath salts are methylenedioxypyrovalerone and mephedrone.
On the other hand, the most common bath salts, containing magnesium sulfate or epsom salts are considered safe to use as long as they are utilized properly. Consumers should read the label of the bath salts before using them.
There were many reported cases in 25 States of users acting weird, some attempting to commit suicide; others have injured people in the process. That is why concerned politicians, the law enforcement agencies and the health sector are initiating measures to ban the sale of bath salts in their own States.

http://www.batangastoday.com/health-...etamines/9191/