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Mephedrone

Mephedrone. What is Mephedrone. Mephedrone (often called ‘meow meow’) is a powerful stimulant and is part of the cathinone family, a group of drugs that are closely related to the  amphetamines – including amphetamine itself (often called ‘speed’), methamphetamine and ecstasy.

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Mephedrone

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  1. Mephedrone

  2. What is Mephedrone Mephedrone (often called ‘meow meow’) is a powerful stimulant and is part of the cathinone family, a group of drugs that are closely related to the  amphetamines – including amphetamine itself (often called ‘speed’), methamphetamine and ecstasy

  3. Mephedronesold as ‘plant food – not for human consumption’ 4-MMC, Bounce, Bubble, Charge, Drone, M-Cat, MC, Meow Meow, Meph, Miaow, White Magic.

  4. Mephedrone quickly stopped being just a laugh ‘my heart was beating so quickly, I was very paranoid and everything started feeling spaced out. My head ached and my friends urged me to drink some water because I was so dehydrated, yet I was frightened to drink too much and die. I was finding it hard to breathe After 19 hours with no sleep, I had a huge comedown and everything seemed horrible, I slept all day’

  5. Aidan McSweeney, 18, sustained multiple injuries when he fell from the rooftop after taking drug mephedrone Teenager, 18, plunged to his death after climbing scaffolding while high on meow meow July 2010

  6. His distraught mother Lynne Bucinikas, described her son as a ‘sensitive' boy who became a victim of peer pressure • Aidan McSweeney had not slept for three days before his death, while on the drug, his mother saidShe said her son wanted to fit in with his peers • Aidan's mother believed he climbed the scaffolding during a drug-fuelled prank

  7. ‘Before he died we heard that he had not slept for three days on this drug. We were told that other times he woke up in unfamiliar places with no idea how he got there’.

  8. Northampton teen’s death led to ‘substantial’ mephedrone discovery

  9. ‘ A medical student was knifed to death in a "brutal, cold and ruthless" attack by a gang of men who plotted to steal his supply of the banned drug mephedrone

  10. News Head Lines • Coroner confirms mephedrone death • A teenager who crashed into two cars while under the influence of the "legal high" mephedrone has been fined and banned from driving • A man from East Sussex has died after taking the legal drug mephedrone • The mother of a 17-year-old boy who killed himself has said she believes the 'legal high' mephedrone was responsible for his suicide. • A woman who has died in North Yorkshire had recently taken the legal drug mephedrone, police have been told.

  11. Third of clubbers who take mephedrone may be addicted, survey finds Contrary to the belief that mephedrone is less harmful than drugs like cocaine, many users showed signs of dependence

  12. A recent survey for the dance magazine Mixmag found that 67% of mephedrone users reported excess sweating; 51% headaches; 43% heart palpitations; 27% nausea; 15% cold or blue fingers.

  13. Home Office figures drawn from the authoritative British Crime Survey estimate that around 300,000 16 to 24-year-olds, or 4.4% of their age group, used mephedrone in the past 12 months.

  14. Mephedrone: The Risks • Users have reported blue or cold fingers – this is probably because mephedrone affects the heart and the circulation. • Some users have also had severe nosebleeds. • There were six deaths involving mephedrone reported in 2010 in England and Wales. • Overheating has been a significant cause of deaths when other amphetamine-type drugs, such as ecstasy, have been used along with mephedrone

  15. Mephedrone and the law • Mephedrone is a Class B drug – so it’s illegal to have for yourself, give away or sell. • Possession is illegal and can get you up to five years in jail and/or an unlimited fine. • Supplying someone else, even your friends, can get you fourteen years in jail and/or an unlimited fine.

  16. Effects on User • Hallucinations. • feel sick, paranoid and anxious, and it can cause vomiting and headaches. • It risks overstimulating and damaging your heart and your circulation • heart palpitations, insomnia, loss of short-term memory, vertigo (a form of dizziness), grinding of teeth, sweating and uncomfortable changes in body temperature.

  17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-15775658http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-15775658

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