The newest designer drugs, termed ‘bath salts’, which have recently emerged, are causing a variety of problems in various states.
Pennsylvania, a state that has yet to ban the sale and use of bath salts, is reporting an 8 percent jump in DUI related arrests in the past two years alone. George Geisler, Drug Recognition Expert at the PA DUI Association, believes that the increased arrests are directly related to the popularity of synthetic drugs such as bath salts.
“Synthetic drugs, particularly bath salts, are wreaking havoc on the nation,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “Unfortunately, bath salts are substances that many states have not yet regulated. Hopefully, lawmakers will soon see the need to pass swift legislation outlawing these types of synthetic drugs.”
New Jersey, Louisiana and Florida have banned bath salts, and over one dozen other states have banned synthetic marijuana. The Pennsylvania House and Senate recently passed a law banning synthetic drugs, and it is currently awaiting the governor’s signature.
If your suspect that your teen or young adult is experimenting with synthetic drugs such as bath salts, or any other types of harmful drugs, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center provides professional intervention services that are specialized for your unique situation.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specialization and extensive experience in drug addiction and alcohol treatment. For clients who may have psychiatric issues and/or a dual diagnosis, Mountainside provides the services of a Psychiatrist who also has specialization in addictions. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment over the past 13 years, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Waters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
