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‘Bath salt’ abuse and other stupid health risks teens take

Teens are always doing risky things -- their brains are wired for it. Now they’re ingesting a drug known as “bath salts” and “plant food”, sold in convenience stores, or they’re accidentally swallowing magnets that they pretend are tongue piercings.

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