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A substance that has unexpectedly appeared on the shelves at tobacco shops and drive-thrus has transformed into a trendy -- and legal -- way to get high.
But Ohio lawmakers are attempting to join at least 10 other states in banning the substance marketed as a "bath salt." The element has a different chemical composition than the aromatic salts meant to be poured into the tub.
Bath salts are sold for up to $80 each in plastic bags the size of tea bags and in canisters the size of a quarter with a simple warning -- "Not for consumption."
"You could go to Bath and Body Works and get a lot of bath salts for $78. Right away, it makes you think something isn't right here," said Heath Jolliff, associate medical director for the Central Ohio Poison Center. "People are using this for its stimulant effects."
In most cases, bath salts contain mephedrone, a synthetic derivative of the natural amphetamine cathinone, which provides effects similar to those of cocaine, he said. Some bath salts have used other derivatives as well.
Bills to ban six derivatives of cathinone were proposed in both chambers of the Ohio legislature. The House version of the bill was introduced to the Health and Aging committee this month, but the Senate version likely won't be tackled until the state budget is complete.
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