UMaine hopes to stem tide of bath salts, keep dangerous synthetic drug off campus

By Nick McCrea

"Bangor’s struggle to contain the spread of bath salts, a powerful synthetic drug that has sparked a crisis over the summer, has University of Maine officials and campus and Orono police worried about the coming semester."

“'This is very scary stuff,' said UMaine Police Chief Roland LaCroix. 'It’s unpredictable and hugely dangerous.'”

"In less than two weeks, about 12,000 students will arrive at the university for the first day of the fall semester. University officials and police in surrounding communities fear that bath salts, which became illegal in Maine in July, might come with some of them. ..."

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