of Saxony. 2008: First seizure of MDPV in the United States. 2009: MDPV became illegal in Denmark. 2010: MDPV made a controlled drug in the UK‚ Sweden‚ Germany‚ Australia and Finland. First reports of the widespread retail marketing of ’bath salts’ containing MDPV in the U.S. The US recognizes both Mephedrone (July‚ 2010) and MDPV (December‚ 2010) "a drug and chemical of concern". 2011: MDPV sale and possession are banned in Alabama‚ Arkansas‚ Delaware‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Hawaii‚ Idaho‚ Kansas
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presentation entitled "The Environmental Impacts of Chemical Deicers and Road Salt". I was required to attend this presentation for my Environmental Issues class as well. The presentation was approximately 25 minutes long and included a powerpoint presentation. In the presentation itself‚ it stated the impacts of road salts and deicers‚ the state uses on the roadways during the winter months. The most commonly used road salt is sodium chloride‚ which is also the most inexpensive and readily available
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When you think of the word "drug" what comes to mind? Probably marijuana‚ cocaine‚ lsd‚ prescriptions but what about bath salts? When I first heard stories about people on bath salts my reaction was you have to be kidding right‚ but no first popping onto the radar of the DEA and poison control in 2010‚ this product is causing quite a stir in the United States. Mark Ryan from the LA poison control says in an interview on the Dr. Oz television show "that he has never seen a drug that has caused the
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The drug I chose for this are bath salts. The reason why I chose this drug is because I want to learn more about its effects and potential dangers. It also seems interesting to know that they are human-made chemicals. Bath salts are an amphetamine that are known to cause erratic behavior and psychotic episodes (Gateway). After doing some research‚ I found out that bath salts also go by the name “synthetic cathinones.” Bath salts have gained tremendous popularity in the past decade. They’re known
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Bath Salts Nothing to Relax About PSY 101-06 Ann Blumer Linisa E Beal Portfolio #8 Something close to an epidemic is happening in real communities across the state of Maine and Bangor is being labeled as "ground zero". A drug called chemically MDPV or methylenedioxypyrovalerone has surfaced in this area. Its street name goes by a myriad of different names mainly bath salts. We’ve heard it called Monkey Dust‚ Bliss‚ and Ivory Wave. Call it
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Curing Salt / Prague Powder‚ Composition and Safety Issues Posted on August 24‚ 2010 by marvin A sausage is not a sausage without the curing salt. The same is true with tocino‚ it may look like it but taste will be different. Prague powder or curing salt is responsible for giving the processed meat product it characteristic flavor and color. Try to make tocino without prague powder. Drop me a comment‚ if you prove me wrong. It also function as preservative. A substance that kills spoilage bacteria
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hypothesis made prior to the experiment was not correct - the distilled water did result in the most weight gain (g); however‚ the 5% salt concentration did not result in the least weight gain (g). Table 1 clearly highlights that the 3% salt concentration resulted in the least weight gain (g). The distilled water resulted in the most weight gain (g) because the solution is hypotonic – a hypotonic solution results in the water diffusing into the cell because the molecules of the substance are moving
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Aim:The aim of this practical is to investigate the effect of exercise on heart rate and breathing rate. We will use a digital heart rate monitor strapped on our chest while we perform different levels of exercise. A digital watch is also provided which receives signals from the heart rate monitor and displays your current heart rate on the screen. To measure the breathing rate at different levels of exercise‚ we measure the breathing rate before physical activity by counting the number of breaths
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Bath Salts or Designer Cathinones The principal active ingredient in bath salts MDPV (methylenedioxypryrovalerone) is a highly potent synthetic cathinone derivative. The Navy takes a zero tolerance stance when it comes to the use of synthetic drugs. According to SECNAV Instruction 5300.28D‚ the use of any controlled substances and designer drugs such as "bath salts" is prohibited and could result in discharge from the Navy. From the Seattle Weekly: “According to the feds‚ the drug first
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of alertness (a CNS effect) but also a higher heart rate‚ blood pressure and respiratory rate. Caffeine also acts as a stimulant drug‚ causing increased amounts of stimulatory neurotransmitters to be released. At high levels of consumption caffeine has been linked to restlessness‚ insomnia and anxiety‚ causing raised stress and blood pressure. This can lead to heart and circulation problems. Hypothesis: Daphnia subjected to a caffeine solution will show a rise in heart rate as caffeine is a stimulant
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