From the files of my own stupidity

[Horse with no Name]

What is "cake" and what are "bath salts"? I have an idea but not really sure about application.

Are they legal?

Are they harmful?

[Taverner]

1. Yellowcake Uranium?

[Horse with no Name]

4. No. All I know is that it is some kind of pseudo-drug

mimics pot but has no illegal substance in it.

[Electric Monk]

2. DEA Names "Bath Salts" a Drug of Concern - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/01/earlyshow/health/main7305536.shtml

DEA Names "Bath Salts" a Drug of Concern - Stimulants Have Effect Akin to Cocaine or Meth, Believed to Have Caused 4 Deaths ...

[Horse with no Name]

7. I kept hearing about bath salts being laced with coke

and I was like...what kind of moron would put coke in bath salts to hide it???

:blush:

[FLAprogressive]

3. One is something you should always have with you during a nice bath and the other is a drug.

[meegbear]

5. ...

Bath Salt is a designer drug that acts like a stimulant. You can get info on it here.

Cake is a joke, started with this clip.

[MineralMan]

6. The "bath salts" thing has to do with labeling of some

new synthetic drugs to try to avoid legal problems. The packages are printed with "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" in very large letters. These drugs are also sold as "Herbal Incense" for the same reason. There have been deaths associated with some of these products, which are sold in head shops and the like.

I'm not familiar with "cake."

[Taverner]

8. Same with Kratom - however Kratom has saved many a junkie's life

Anyone going off any opiate should familiarize themselves with this "incense"

It hits the opioid receptors similar to codeine, but is a stimulant rather than a depressant, and it is almost impossible to OD. You just can't take too much of it or you'll puke. Also, stepping down off of Kratom has virtually no WDs. Of course, because of its low dosage, you have to step down off the stronger opiates before you can switch to Kratom.

The stuff is illegal in Thailand and Australia - why? I have no idea.

[dionysus]

9. "bath salts" are sythetic drugs that are currently legal, sometimes sending kids tot he hospital