New research stresses potential health dangers of “bath salts”

New research stresses potential health dangers of “bath salts”

 

October 17, 2012

 

NIDA research published in today’s Neuropsychopharmacologyshows that MDPV, a synthetic chemical commonly found in the drugs referred to as “bath salts,” is potentially more dangerous than cocaine when tested in rodents. In this study, MDPV prolonged the effects of two neurotransmitters, dopamine and norepinephrine (by blocking reuptake at brain nerve cells) and produced hyperactivity, rapid heart rate and increased blood pressure – highly dangerous symptoms. Read More…

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