what are bath salts used for

Bath salts are a group of recreational designer drugs that contain synthetic cathinones, which are central nervous system stimulants designed to mimic the effects of cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy) ). They are sold as a white or off-white powder, mostly in small plastic or foil packages, and are sometimes used as a cheap substitute for stimulants like cocaine. Bath salts can be snorted, swallowed, smoked, or mixed with a liquid and injected with a syringe. The effects of bath salts are similar to those of amphetamines and ecstasy, and can cause users to have an out-of-body experience, elated mood, or feel delirious. These effects can last up to 3-4 hours, and other short-term effects include agitation, irritability, insomnia, dizziness, panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts, paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations. Bath salts can also cause physical effects such as decreased muscle and body control, nosebleeds, nausea, stroke, seizures, loss of muscle control, high blood pressure and heart rate, headaches, teeth grinding, chest pain, confusion, prolonged pupil dilation, palpitations, sweating, and heart attack. Bath salts have a powerful addictive potential and can increase users tolerance).