A substance called “bath salts,” used by some to achieve a legal high, has made its way into Dillon County, according to law enforcement officials.
These bath salts go by a number of names including White Ivory, Blue Silk, White Lightning, Ivory Wave, Hurricane Charlie, Red Dove, Scarface, White Dove, Cloud Nine, Pixie Dust, Ocean, Charge Plus, White Girl, Vanilla Sky, Lovey Dovey, Euphoria, and Aura.
Bath salts are sold legally in stores and online and can be purchased for about $20 per gram.
Though they are labeled “not for human consumption,” people seeking a high are smoking it, snorting it, injecting it and even eating it.
The bath salts when consumed in some way cause high anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, violent behavior, racing heart, hypertension, agitation, suicidal thoughts, and in some instances, death.
They contain a chemical called MDPV (methylenedioxpyrovalerone) or may contain other chemicals called mephedrone, methylone, flephedone, or 3-FMC.
A bill (HB3793)was introduced in the S.C. House on March 3rd to add “bath salts” to the list of Schedule 1 Drugs.

A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MATERIALS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES, AND PREPARATIONS CLASSIFIED AS SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING HALLUCINOGENICS, SO AS TO ADD METHYLONE, MDPV, MEPHEDRONE, METHOXYMETHCATHINONE, AND FLUROROMETHCATHINONE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS “BATH SALTS”, TO THE LIST OF SCHEDULE I DRUGS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-53-190(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 267 of 2002, is further amended by adding appropriately numbered items at the end to read:
Methylenedioxymethcathinone (Methylone)
Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV)
Methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone)
Methoxymethcathinone
Fluoromethcathinone.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.