She snorted 100 lines of ketamine a day in her teens before turning to the then legal mephedrone, known as meow meow. |
The ban will cover not just mephedrone but all similar substances in a group called cathinones, he said. |
They contain man-made chemicals such as mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, related to khat, an organic stimulant found in Arab and East African countries. |
Psychologists at Liverpool John Moores University are conducting research into the effects of mephedrone on up to 50 students. |
A later report, in March 2010, stated that the wholesale price of mephedrone was 4000 per kilogram. |
According to The Globe and Mail, mephedrone is considered a controlled substance by Health Canada. |