Exposure deaths linked to 'bath salts'

A highly hallucinogenic and potentially lethal legal drug was recovered from the vehicle of two Warren County men who were discovered dead in the Allegheny National Forest on Thursday.

According to law enforcement officials, officers recovered drug paraphernalia, including spoons, hypodermic needles and a marijuana pipe, along with empty containers of "bath salts" and a partially filled container.

Bath salts, which can be purchased in corner stores, truck stops and on the Internet, are similar in nature to amphetamines when ingested or otherwise introduced to the blood stream...

On Friday, Warren County Coroner Jeremiah Borden ruled both deaths as accidental, saying Johnson and Sumrow died of hypothermia due to exposure to the elements.

The supposition here is that they froze to death while high on bath salts. They were reportedly missing for two weeks. Let this be a lesson to you all; being high does not make you impervious to the elements.

Been a rough news week for designer drugs. Ouch.