OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Pharmacy Board has filed emergency rules designed to ban the sale and manufacture of synthetic drugs sold as bath salts.
The board filed the rules last Friday after the Washington State Poison Center reported a growing number of calls about people who had ingested the products used as substitutes for cocaine and methamphetamine. The rules make it illegal to make, sell, deliver or possess these products in the state of Washington. Idaho and Oregon have also banned these substances.
Health Department officials say the “bath salts” are sold under names including Ivory Wave, Red Dove and Zoom. They contain stimulants that affect behavior and judgment. Health officials say the bath salts are sold widely in smoke shops, head shops and online.
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Washington Department of Health: http://www.doh.wa.gov
