A New Orleans woman lost her arm and nearly her life from flesh-eating bacteria after injecting herself with "bath salts," according to a case report published today in the journal Orthopedics. The ...

One of the most recent designer drugs to hit the streets – bath salts – has become trendy among users for many reasons: the perception of innocence, easy accessibility and relative inexpensiveness.

Yes, bath salts. Authorities say people across the country have been snorting, smoking and injecting these powders. The chemicals in the salts — which can be legally purchased — cause dangerous ...

Responding to Paul Purpera's article "Jefferson Parish deputies seize newly outlawed bath salts," reader Bovine Substance commented: Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-PicayuneCloud Nine bath salts "I am ...