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Rudy Eugene, 31, left, who police shot and killed as he ate the face of Ronald Poppo, 65, right, during a horrific attack in the shadow of the Miami Herald’s headquarters, May 26, 2012. (Source: ABC News)
Taken away by Calgon? Three questions for Richard Clark about “bath salts”
31 year-old Rudy Eugene made headlines earlier this week when he attacked a homeless man by stripping, beating, biting and, according to witnesses, eating the man’s face while under the spell of a powerful hallucinogenic. Police suspect that Mr. Eugene had ingested “bath salts,” the latest designer drug that is fast catching the attention of emergency rooms and law enforcement agencies across the country.
We’ve asked Richard Clark, MD, director in the Division of Medical Toxicology for UC San Diego Health System, and medical director for the Poison Control Center, three questions about “bath salts” and why they are dangerous.
Question: First things first, what are “bath salts?”
Answer: “Bath salts” are new types of methamphetamines that have been made and sold in many parts of the United States in the past few years. They are so named as they somewhat resemble true crystal bath salt products, and were initially sold with that name to avoid drawing the attention of law enforcement. Their labels initially and often still warn that they are not for human consumption, although this is also meant to be a disguise. There are several different compounds that have been discovered and many times these products are a mixture of the various compounds, but they all act on the body and brain in the same way as traditional methamphetamine, with a few variations. For instance, they are thought to be more addictive than regular methamphetamine, and users often ramp up their consumption of these new products rapidly. Secondly, they tend to provoke more violent behavior in some people who consume them. Finally, most of them will not show up on urine toxicology screening in many medical centers, making the initial diagnosis difficult for health care providers. These drugs can be smoked, taken by mouth, insufflated into the nose (“snorted”) or injected.
Q: This attack was particularly gruesome. Is this typical behavior for someone under the influence of Bath Salts?
A: “Bath salt” methamphetamine products have quickly developed a reputation as inciting aggressive and violent behavior in users. We warn callers to the California Poison Control System that we hear about more self-harm or self-mutilation type behavior in people using bath salts than with traditional methamphetamine. Bath salts users also tend to act more violently towards others, committing crimes and sometimes homicide.
Q: Have you seen an increase of patients coming into our emergency room or calls into the Poison Control Center involving “bath salts?”
A: We have seen a rise in reports of violence associated with these drugs, and probably visits to EDs due to these drugs. Unfortunately, since they are often difficult or impossible for health care providers to identify on routine blood or urine testing (unlike traditional methamphetamine), confirming their presence in the patient may not be possible unless the person volunteers that they consumed them. This has limited our ability to get accurate statistics of their use.
Source: ucsdhealthsciences
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Breaking News of the Day: Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked: The Orlando Sentinel’s Jeff Weiner is reporting via Twitter that George Zimmerman’s bail has been revoked, and that Zimmerman must surrender within 48 hours.
Weiner reports that the prosecution is saying Zimmerman and his wife “may have committed contempt of court by lying,” arguing that Zimmerman “misrepresented, misled and deceived the court” during a bond hearing regarding his U.S. passport and his family’s financial situation.
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Whoops… couldn’t keep the stories straight, could they? I wonder if he’s going to have the same trouble keeping his story straight in court…
YES. Go rot in jail.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ychyJKp31qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
Breaking News of the Day: Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked: The Orlando Sentinel’s Jeff Weiner is reporting via Twitter that George Zimmerman’s bail has been revoked, and that Zimmerman must surrender within 48 hours.
Weiner reports that the prosecution is saying Zimmerman and his wife “may have committed contempt of court by lying,” arguing that Zimmerman “misrepresented, misled and deceived the court” during a bond hearing regarding his U.S. passport and his family’s financial situation.
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Whoops… couldn’t keep the stories straight, could they? I wonder if he’s going to have the same trouble keeping his story straight in court…
YES. Go rot in jail.
Source: thedailywhat
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Maybelline “Confidence” ads. SO happy with how the colors in these turned out in printing and matting. To clarify, these are not real Maybelline ads, they were created for an advertising class.
EDIT: This is important. This means a lot to me. I legitimately believe a huge mistake was made today.
These ads were a part of my portfolio into the advanced advertising program at my school. About half of the people who apply get in. I got into the first two creative classes, intro and intermediate, and I was confident I would get into advanced… especially after I posted these on tumblr and in a matter of a few hours got THOUSANDS of notes with people saying that they loved them, most people even believing they were real advertisements and not something a 21 year old student made for class.
The only reservation I had was that my portfolio was being judged by two older men. Two men who have never worn makeup in their lives. Two men who would probably not even begin to understand what this campaign means. Two men who have never been under societal pressures to wear makeup, but then being told they’re insecure for doing so.
Those reservations might have been founded, as evidenced by the fact that I did not get in. I was rejected. I got over 5,500 notes on these ads in 24 hours, yet I was rejected for not being good enough. I can’t finish the program, and I have to figure out where to go from here.
Now to the good stuff: Tumblr is amazing. Everyone who has reblogged this, whether your comments were negative or positive, is amazing. I find it truly astounding that these have gotten so much attention. These, which are advertisements selling you something, something people inherently dislike. I am humbled, shocked, and grateful. This is the first time since I’ve been in advertising that I felt like I was doing something right… that maybe, just maybe, I could make it in this industry and make a positive change.
Those dreams were squashed today. I cried, and I complained. I’m angry — but not at myself like I thought I would be. I feel they made a mistake. I refuse to believe that I’m in the bottom 50% of the people who applied. I deserve to be in that program, and I know it. Thousands of people can’t be wrong that this is a good idea. An idea that MEANS something, and idea that resonates with many people. 2 older, conventional men can absolutely be wrong when it comes to judging what makes a good makeup ad.
Here’s where you come in. Let’s make them regret their decision. Reblog this, like it, comment on it, whatever. Let’s get this attention… so much attention that they can’t ignore it. While the decisions are most likely final, I want to make them think twice. I want them to look back, and believe that they fucked up. If it doesn’t even benefit me personally, I want them to think about how fair a panel of 2 male judges is when it comes to evaluating work done by women, for an audience that consists of predominantly people who identify as women.
So let’s do this. They fucked up; I deserved to be accepted. I know it, and I have a feeling you guys know it too.
Source: lifeinthefastlaine
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What’s going on here is basically a con game to suggest otherwise. What do con men do? They normally try to change their name. The FDA has thankfully stopped that.
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vanilla cake with cream cheese filling and buttercream frosting.
Source: mysweetfrostings.blogspot.ca
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And she still decided to do porn?
Do what makes you happy, she’s not hurting anyone by being a porn star. She’s doing something that she enjoys
she probably makes more doing porn than she would’ve in any other field
Source: did-you-kno
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That awkward ass moment when your brothers girlfriends friends take a picture of you and your brother and show it to her because they think he’s cheating.
Creepy as fuck man.
omg
been there geerlfreend
Source: ayeeeeitskim
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