NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The continued sale of so-called plant food or bath salts has officials increasing their undercover stings.
District Attorney Randy York says he's still working to eradicate the problem in his district on the Cumberland Plateau.
Just recently, Governor Haslam signed legislation making the substance illegal, but the makers of the product keep changing the chemical contents in order to bypass the law.
York says convenience stores caught with the synthetic drugs will be caught and held to the highest penalty.
The consumption of bath salts is most recently suspected in an incident in Florida where a man mauled a homeless man, chewing off parts of his face. Police are still awaiting toxicology tests to confirm those suspicions.
Using bath salts is known to cause violent outburst, hallucinations, paranoia and kidney failure.
