Commonly Abused Drugs Chart - National Institute On Drug Abuse - 2018 Page 29
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30Synthetic Cathinones ("Bath Salts")
An emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to cathinone, a stimulant found
naturally in the khat plant. Examples of such chemicals include mephedrone, methylone, and 3,4-
methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). For more information, see the
Synthetic Cathinones ("Bath Salts")
DrugFacts.
Street Names
Commercial Names
Common Forms
Common Ways
DEA
Taken
Schedule
Bloom, Cloud Nine,
No commercial uses
White or brown crystalline
Swallowed,
I
Cosmic Blast, Flakka,
for ingested "bath
powder sold in small plastic
snorted, injected
Some
Ivory Wave, Lunar
salts"
or foil packages labeled "not
formulations
Wave, Scarface, Vanilla
for human consumption" and
have been
Sky, White Lightning
sometimes sold as jewelry
banned by
cleaner; tablet, capsule,
the DEA
liquid
Possible Health Effects
Short-term
Increased heart rate and blood pressure; euphoria; increased sociability and sex drive;
paranoia, agitation, and hallucinations; violent behavior; sweating; nausea, vomiting;
insomnia; irritability; dizziness; depression; panic attacks; reduced motor control; cloudy
thinking.
Long-term
Death.
Other Health-related
Risk of HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases from shared needles.
Issues
In Combination with
Unknown.
Alcohol
Withdrawal
Depression, anxiety.
Symptoms
Treatment Options
Medications
There are no FDA-approved medications to treat addiction to synthetic cathinones.
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Behavioral Therapies
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
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Contingency management, or motivational incentives
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Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
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Behavioral treatments geared to teens
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 29 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018
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