Thousands treated in ER for frightening symptoms as use of 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana rockets
By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 21:39 BST, 6 April 2011 1 View comments Thousands of Americans are arriving at ER with frightening symptoms after taking apparently harmless - and increasingly popular - synthetic drugs. The drugs, legal in many states, are marketed as 'soothing' bath salts or incense and can be bought for as little as $10 a time. But they have been implicated in nine deaths since last year, including the suicide of an 18-year-old boy who shot himself after taking marijuana -like substance K2. student David Rozga killed himself last year after taking marijuana -like substance K2, which is growing in popularity" class="blkBorder" /> Drugs tragedy: 18-year-old student David Rozga killed himself last year after taking marijuana -like substance K2, which is growing in popularity A dozen students have been expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy for taking or possessing the same drug, which can cause seizures, hallucinations and extreme paranoia...