DrugFacts: Synthetic Cathinones (âBath Saltsâ). The term âbath saltsâ refers to an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the khat plant.arly indications are that synthetic cathinones have a high abuse and addiction potential. In a study of the rewarding and reinforcing effects of MDPV, rats showed self-administration patterns and escalation of drug intake nearly identical to methamphetamine.
Adj. 1. tumultuous-characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive; riotous times; these troubled areas; the tumultuous years of his administration; a turbulent and unruly childhood.
tortuous / torturous Don't torture yourself trying to remember the difference between tortuous and torturous. Tortuous describes something like the long and winding road. But torturous is what a room full of masochists might say: Torture us! It describes something painful, like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Tortuous, pronounced TOR-choo-us, describes something that has many twists and turns, like a zigzagging road or the plot of a soap opera.