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Bath salts becoming a 'severe problem' in Florida

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    Synthetic drugs linked to a number of alarming incidents

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-- recently made news with any attack the man on the causeway in Miami.

Where -- the victims face was actually eaten by a person.

And the topic of bath salts came up which is.

A chemical drug but here in Panama City, Florida.

They're seeing a severe problem with these bath -- somewhere sheriff frank -- keep in Panama City and -- county sheriff.

Tell me about your -- We're we encountered a subject that we found out during the course.

Had actually ingested.

What -- can describe this -- salt disturbing images captured by police surveillance cameras show a man under the influence and out of control.

At one point in time he -- something out of the patrol car with his teeth described.

And the rear car -- or whoever -- matters which are actually forward to going on the pope's.

To secure them.

And then during the video you can actually see this person who is -- secured and in the vehicle.

Reach back and actually buy and terror how the entire system when his teeth.

And he's shaking you know Mikey has a bone in his miles a month earlier the young men -- the flight line -- Tampa's international airport.

Before becoming addicted to bath salts.

We believe that this person was seeing while we call the monster.

So instead of trying to -- a police -- sure he was trying to skate from this.

Psychological.

Situation he's -- -- that he thinks he's going to die and he's in danger.

Panama City is not just and cozy beach town your destination city.

Or friends -- thousands millions of kids who come here year after year.

So this is a big concern communities that so it is a big concern and I think this -- -- we're seeing now we're talking mountain -- that really.

Such close to home with everybody because we could -- our own -- -- by accident this hour.

The sheriff warned retailers of the dangers of selling these synthetic drugs.

Then went to -- -- -- Florida's aggressive attorney general to stop their sale.

-- -- to Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents into the Tallahassee mall and they bought this -- And it's unbelievable.

Because our kids are overdosing from this this is a hallucinogenic.

-- You know we -- dealing now with creative chemist who are trying to outsmart us in the drug trade because it's so lucrative.

So what they're doing are coming up with these synthetic drugs and their lethal their horrible.

And there's so easily accessible to our children she's.

Follow through with further laws making sale of synthetic drugs -- a felony in Florida operating.

It from the sheriff's office and you have any scooby -- -- market -- from him.

We did we do.

Let me say -- should.

Allowing cops -- the -- to seize the drugs with innocent names like scooby snacks.

That have dangerous consequences to the people who abuse them.

Well served by -- fact that we -- -- illegal substance from you you are under arrest.

And excellent.

-- understand that and so to.

Just work for -- -- But account you are under wraps its.

-- is it just regular bath salts but -- -- the the but the bathroom -- existed just in Florida.

Now it's in fact is not bath salts is a chemical that's.

Very addictive and deadly.

They can be manufactured -- garage found nationwide.

That's like -- -- in the Panama City sheriff are urging parents to be on the lookout for these colorful packets.

-- -- their kids -- the dangers and tell the police.

You know that they're selling it many convenience store they've indigo and and bust them.

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