bath salts
plural noun
1
: a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater
2
: any of various synthetic illicit drugs with stimulant and sometimes hallucinogenic properties that are used (as by being injected or snorted) typically in the form of a white or brown crystalline powder
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For a property worth the splurge, Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa sits right on the beach, with spacious rooms featuring cast-iron soaking tubs and locally made bath salts, plus views of Pacific City’s haystack rock from a private balcony.
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Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
Synthetic bath salts, also known as Alpha-PVP or cathinone, are believed to be similar to methamphetamine, cocaine or ecstasy, and are unrelated to actual bath products.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Ingestion of synthetic bath salts, also known as Alpha-PVP or cathinone, can lead to bizarre behavior such as paranoia and extreme strength, according to authorities.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
For items used less-frequently like bath salts and hair masks, store them in a drawer or cabinet and pull out as needed.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
Synthetic bath salts, also known as Alpha-PVP or cathinone, are believed to be similar to methamphetamine, cocaine or ecstasy, and are unrelated to actual bath products.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Ingestion of synthetic bath salts, also known as Alpha-PVP or cathinone, can lead to bizarre behavior such as paranoia and extreme strength, according to authorities.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
For items used less-frequently like bath salts and hair masks, store them in a drawer or cabinet and pull out as needed.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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bath salts
noun plural1
: a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater
2
: any of various synthetic, illicit, stimulant drugs that contain derivatives of cathinone (such as MDPV) and are typically sold as white or brown crystalline powders
Los Angeles County health officials warned Tuesday against the use of bath salts—the designer drug involved in a series of bizarre incidents and arrests—just one week after a new study charted a skyrocketing number of calls to U.S. poison control centers about the drug.—Wesley Lowery, The Los Angeles Times
—sometimes singularWesley Lowery, The Los Angeles TimesAlthough the man was later proven to not be under the influence of bath salt, the incident nonetheless brought the drug national attention.—Lauren McGaughy, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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