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Bath salts

DRUGS BY DESIGN Bath salts (above) are packaged as a product one might use in the tub. They’ve been linked to deaths.

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By Kate Baggaley

- More than 2 years ago

The 18-year-old had stabbed himself four times in the neck and chest with a pair of scissors.