PMID- 22329114
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120405
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 0026-6396 (Print)
IS  - 0026-6396 (Linking)
VI  - 52
IP  - 12
DP  - 2011 Dec
TI  - Illicit bath salts: not for bathing.
PG  - 375-7
AB  - BACKGROUND: There has been an increase in the popularity of designer drugs known 
      as "Bath Salts" in the United States. These products commonly contain mephedrone, 
      mephylone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), or other cathinone derivatives with 
      psychoactive properties similar to amphetamine and cocaine. Although recently 
      outlawed, abuse of these products continues to occur in Mississippi. METHODS: We 
      report a 19-year-old male who presented with paranoia and auditory as well as 
      visual hallucinations. Auditory effects included voices that prompted him to kill 
      people. The patient displayed anxiety, paranoia, and exhibited repeated bouts of 
      inappropriate laughter. Urine toxicology analysis via GC/ MS detected MDPV, a 
      compound structurally similar to methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). 
      CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be aware that these designer drugs are not 
      detected with common immunoassay drug screens. Symptoms most commonly associated 
      with these substances include tachycardia, delusions, hallucinations, and 
      paranoia. Psychosis, self harm, and death have been associated with some cases.
FAU - Kyle, Patrick B
AU  - Kyle PB
AD  - Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 
      39216, USA. pkyle@umc.edu
FAU - Iverson, Richard B
AU  - Iverson RB
FAU - Gajagowni, Raghavendran G
AU  - Gajagowni RG
FAU - Spencer, Lee
AU  - Spencer L
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Miss State Med Assoc
JT  - Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association
JID - 7505622
RN  - 0 (Benzodioxoles)
RN  - 0 (Designer Drugs)
RN  - 0 (Illicit Drugs)
RN  - 0 (Psychotropic Drugs)
RN  - 0 (Pyrrolidines)
RN  - 0 (Synthetic Cathinone)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anxiety/*chemically induced
MH  - Benzodioxoles/chemistry/*toxicity
MH  - Designer Drugs/chemistry/*toxicity
MH  - Diagnosis, Differential
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Hallucinations/*chemically induced
MH  - Humans
MH  - Illicit Drugs/chemistry/*toxicity
MH  - Male
MH  - Paranoid Disorders/*chemically induced
MH  - Psychotropic Drugs/chemistry/*toxicity
MH  - Pyrrolidines/chemistry/*toxicity
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/*diagnosis
MH  - Young Adult
MH  - Synthetic Cathinone
EDAT- 2012/02/15 06:00
MHDA- 2012/04/06 06:00
CRDT- 2012/02/15 06:00
PHST- 2012/02/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/02/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/04/06 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Miss State Med Assoc. 2011 Dec;52(12):375-7.