Emerging Drugs
Get more information on K2/Spice, Salvia and Bath Salts. NIDA will update this page with the latest research findings on these and other emerging drugs as they develop.
Commonly Abused Drugs
![NN -- Spice](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006191230im_/http://www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/resize/images/NN-Spice-125x94.jpg)
K2/Spice
- DrugFacts: Spice
- Sara Bellum Blog: Spice: “If You Use It, You’re Experimenting on Yourself” (4/19/12)
- Sara Bellum Blog: “Spice” – Not as Fun as it Sounds (2/4/11)
Salvia
- DrugFacts: Salvia
- Sara Bellum Blog: NIDA News: Back to the Future? (12/14/09)
Bath Salts
![Image of bath salts spilling out of a bottle.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006191230im_/http://www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/resize/images/NN-bathsalts-125x83.jpg)
- Messages from the Director: "Bath Salts" - Emerging and Dangerous Products
- What's New at NIDA: New findings on the active chemicals found in “bath salts” add justification to the growing health concern
- What's New at NIDA: Research sheds light on effects of mephedrone (“bath salts”)
- Sara Bellum Blog: Keep “Bath Salts” in the Tub (9/16/11)
Additional Resources:
- Commonly Abused Drugs Chart
- Monitoring the Future Survey, Overview of Findings 2011
- Office of National Drug Control Policy: Synthetic Drugs
This page was last updated March 12, 2012.
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