Bath salt use within the United States is rising as are both hospital admissions and deaths caused by an individual attempting to get a ‘legal high’.
However, if many in Washington get their way, bath salts will soon no longer be legal. And, for physicians who have first hand knowledge of their effects, the ban could not come soon enough.
“Bath salt use and abuse is rising to near-epidemic proportions,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “ER physicians are reporting extreme behaviors in those who have used bath salts, such as agitation, extreme violent reactions as well as severe psychotic tendencies, all of which are so bad that, in many instances, intervention from multiple professionals is needed to subdue the individual. It has also been reported that massive amounts of sedatives can’t even counter the effects of the bath salts. During the first six month of this year, poison control centers across the US received nearly 3,500 calls because of these drugs, whereas in previous years calls were nearly non-existent. So far, twenty-eight states have banned bath salts. It is evident that many in Congress see the importance of enacting legislation which will ban the sale and use of bath salts on a national level.”
Bath salts contain synthetic chemicals such as mephedrone and MDPV and produce a variety of symptoms, including violent behavior, death and homicidal as well as suicidal tendencies in users. One of the challenges facing lawmakers is the relative ease with which the chemical composition can be manipulated to make the new substance legally acceptable once again.
While bath salts use and abuse mainly affects teens and young adults, its use is now reaching even those who are middle aged. If you know or suspect that your loved one, regardless of age, may have a problem with using or abusing bath salts, or any other type of substance, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center offers professional intervention services to assist you in getting them the help that they need to recover. 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. Walters, 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.
