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This eye-opening, jaw-dropping exposé reveals and discusses a new lethal fad drug called Bath Salts that are current to the U.S. market and made overseas, commercially packaged, and sold over the Internet and in convenience stores. While not for human consumption, the drug is ingested orally by inhalation or injection. The marketing of this drug and its sexy advertising appeal makes it very popular among high school and college students. Packaged and sold under several user friendly suggestive labels: Ocean Snow, Vanilla Haze, and Ivory Wave, making its use seem sociable and harmless. Instead, the synthetic powder mixture often contains amphetamine like ingredients that cause a quick high, is very addictive and places its users in an agitated and delusional state of mind, leading to suicide or the desire to kill others. Parents of a son who struggled with addiction to the drug tell a cautionary tale of Jarrod, a young man who committed suicide by a gunshot to the head after mixing the drug with a couple of beers. It has been said that “the drug makes you feel so bad that you can only rationalize suicide” to get away from its powerful hold.

The video is thought-provoking. The student interviews add to the reality and innocence of thoughts of immortality that our youth often develop triggering them to experiment with what appears to be trendy and risk-free. Additionally, the DVD is teacher friendly and includes a PDF of resource materials that contain pre and post-tests as well as student activities. This video is highly recommended and should be used in schools across the U.S.