AHS Views

I hope you’ve heard about the designer drug called bath salts. A recent news article featured a doctor who’s the head of the emergency department of a New York hospital. He has recently seen several patients with hallucinogenic highs that last for days. According to the doc, the patients are so far out there they don’t even realize they’re on planet earth. Some are also violent enough to need to be put in restraints. If you suspect anyone you know is using bath salts, or taking other drugs – which means there’s a better chance they’ll also take bath salts if given the chance – you should get them some addiction help immediately.

If you think there’s a possibility your son or daughter may be involved in drugs and want to find out if there are bath salts in the house, you should know that they look like any other bottle of bath salts. Of course, they’re not sold in your local pharmacy or grocery store; they’re sold in headshops – stores that generally sell drug paraphernalia – or online.

Another drug that’s creating a big problem is synthetic marijuana.

Taking either of these drugs causes hallucinations, paranoia, rapid heart beat, high blood pressure, violence, kidney failure, and even death – according

Poison control centers says the calls they’re getting from people in trouble with these drugs are skyrocketing.

Parents need to listen to the news, check online, and generally learn as much as possible about these drugs so they can educate their children and, if their children do get involved in them, know what’s going on so they can get into drug rehab as soon as possible.

A recent news article in the UK discussed some new street drugs that are causing serious illness in teenagers. The drugs are called “Diablo” and “Eric 3″. Never heard of them? That’s because they’re pretty new, and not even illegal yet. Seems ridiculous that your kid could end up in the hospital or needing addiction help for a drug you’ve never even heard of, but it’s happening.

With all the existing drugs out there, I know it seems unreal and unnecessary to invent drugs that endanger our kids’ lives. And if anything does happen as a result of taking these drugs, nothing can even be done about it from a legal standpoint as they are not yet illegal.

A similar thing happened with a drug called “Meow Meow”. It was still legal until a number of deaths caused the UK government to quickly make it illegal. Once Meow Meow was out of the picture, Diablo and Eric 3 appeared.

It’s somewhat frightening to know that there are people out there putting together these chemical combinations that could be deadly and making them available to our kids. We not only have to worry about them becoming addicted or overdosing, we also have to worry about them being poisoned.

Really, the only way to fight something like that is by educating your kids. Also, if your kids have already taken drugs, and do tend to take them – even if they’re not serious about them and only take them when they’re at a party or something – it’s a good idea to get them into a drug rehab program so they can get down to the bottom of why they are taking drugs at all.

Taking NO drugs is the only really safe solution to the possibility of your kids taking something that could make them sick, or worse.