Background and objectives: "Bath salts" are new drugs which have received extensive media attention. However, national studies in the U.S. have not investigated prevalence or correlates of use.
Methods: Data were examined from Monitoring the Future, a representative sample of U.S. high school seniors (2012-2013, N = 8,604).
Results: Only 1.1% of high school seniors used "bath salts" in the last year and the strongest correlate of use was use of other drugs.
Discussion and conclusions: "Bath salt" use is not very prevalent, but users of other drugs are at highest risk for use.
Scientific significance: We must continue to monitor new drugs in order to inform prevention and quickly detect potential epidemics.
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