Navy issues PSA on bath salts

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy released a public service announcement in December targeting the use of bath salts and other drugs.

The video titled “ BATH SALTS: It’s not a fad…It’s a NIGHTMARE .” was published Dec. 19 on USNavyMedicine’s YouTube account.

“Bath salts are a non-regulated designer drug comprised of a synthetic cathinone, or amphetamine, that can have dangerous and debilitating effects on those who use them,” The Navy said. “The adverse health effects from bath salt use can range from agitation, lack of appetite, kidney failure, muscle spasms, severe paranoid delusions and psychosis. Several cases of long-term patient hospitalization and suicide have been reported.”

For more information, visit http://go.usa.gov/gwhW .