Although much of the media-fueled hysteria over the designer drug called bath salts has been utterly unfounded, especially when it comes to driving users to eating people's faces, you'll still want to pass on them. Learn why.
# Summary
In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive into the wild story of bath salts, the synthetic drug that became a media sensation in the early 2010s. They explore how these chemically-engineered cathinones were sold legally in head shops under innocent-sounding names, produced effects similar to a mix of cocaine and ecstasy, and sparked massive panic despite being used by a relatively small population. The hosts examine how media outlets dramatically exaggerated the dangers and spread misinformation about high-profile incidents—most famously the infamous Miami "zombie cannibal" case that turned out to have nothing to do with bath salts—while largely ignoring the actual science and creating a cycle of drug hysteria that continues with newer synthetic drugs to this day.
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