It's a dangerous drug that can cause permanent brain damage and it's here.
The substance known as 'bath salts' is considered by some to be the 'new meth.'
It's not the bath salts that you might have in your bathroom. Police tell 14 News the substance on the street is much worse.
"I don't think people should be biting other people's face off," said Daniel Ice.
Like many of us, Daniel Ice started hearing about bath salts after an incident in Miami, where a man said to be high on the substance, chewed off another man's face.
"I'd hate to have stumbled across that. That's for sure," Ice said.
These synthetic stimulants that mimic the effects of meth, cocaine, or LSD are said to have made this man go from laughing to just seconds later, screaming in fear.
And authorities say the drug has made a woman think her arms and legs were coming off.
"When a new fad comes along, it's beckoned to be experimented with," said Dr. David Schultz with Evansville Primary Care.
But Dr. David Schultz says experimenting, even with a small amount of the drug, can completely change the user's personality even cause permanent changes to their mental status.
Another concern is that these chemicals are even more dangerous to inject this time of year when the temperature outside continues to rise.
"When a person becomes dehydrated or experiences a lot of heat, the effect of the drug is more potent," Dr. Schultz said.
With more of the drug now on the streets of Evansville, police are targeting suspected suppliers in hopes of keeping it out of the hands of young people who might pass it on to their friends as the new trendy drug.
In some cities, gang members are known to give to drug to young kids in hopes of recruiting them in. Police here aren't wanting that to happen.
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