Montgomery, AL – Alabama health and law enforcement officials have added a new synthetic drug to the list of illegal controlled substances in Alabama.
Alabama Health Officer Don Williamson and Attorney General Luther Strange said Monday that a combination of chemicals known as ``bath salts'' is being marketed in Alabama. Strange and Williamson said the chemicals are dangerous and can cause hallucinations and other dangerous reactions.
Williamson said the ``bath salts'' were added Tuesday to the Alabama Controlled Substances List. He said this means it's now a felony crime to possess, manufacture or distribute the synthetic drugs.
He said the drugs have been available to buy online and in some stores, such as businesses known as ``head shops'' that sell drug paraphernalia.
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