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 Three synthetic stimulants used to make recreational drugs called "bath salts" have been banned by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The emergency action announced Friday places mephedrone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and methylone under the DEA's most restrictive category for at least a year while the agency determines whether they should be permanently banned, The New York Times reported. "These chemicals pose a direct and significant threat, regardless of how they are marketed, and we will aggressively pursue those who attempt their manufacture and sale," DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart said in a news release. Bath salts, which mimic the effects of cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine, are sold at head shops and on websites,The Times reported. (Source: health.usnews)   Socialize this Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch and receive all of TT updates right in your feed reader
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