Talk:Methylenedioxypyrovalerone/Merger proposal

Bath salts (drug) redirect proposal

Attempts to prod[1] and redirect[2] the article Bath salts (drug) as duplicative (per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A10) are being objected to[3] and lobbied against[4]. While the term Bath salts is considered slang for Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, the article somewhat distinguishes the term as meaning the constellation of substances sold under that name on the street.

Bath salts pharmacology is it contains at least one amphetamine, typically methylenedioxypyrovalerone, methylone or mephedrone; however, the chemical composition varies widely.

I would suggest this distinction is trivial considering the incidence of adulteration and fraud in street drug sales. The article is sourced to a single CBC News FAQ, and has no history worth preserving. / edg ☺ ☭ 10:36, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• Oppose – The term "Bath salts" in the context of the article refers to an illegal drug mixture that may contain substances entirely other than Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, including methylone and mephedrone, and the the chemical composition of "bath salts" varies widely. As such, a redirect to this article would be inaccurate, and hence, unencyclopedic. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:24, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose - Bath salts and methylenedioxypyrovalerone are not equivalent. As mentioned above, the term "bath salts" is used for a variety of different drugs, only one of which is methylenedioxypyrovalerone. I think it is a good idea to have a separate article for Bath salts (drug) because of its increasing relevance in drug control policy and common appearances in mass media. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:54, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose merge As others have said, bath salts are not just methylenedioxypyrovalerone. Massive media coverage, I seeing it on the news regularly talking about this. Dream Focus 13:05, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• Considering the strong consensus against a merge, I've removed the merge template. SmartSE (talk) 16:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)