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Mephedrone (4-MMC)

4-Methylmethcathinone; the dominant first-wave synthetic cathinone, active as a mixed monoamine releaser/reuptake inhibitor. Class B UK since April 2010; Schedule I US since 2011. Used pharmacological mimicry of MDMA, making it popular in UK dance venues 2009-2010.

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Alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone)CathinoneEMCDDA Early Warning SystemFederal Analogue Act (FAA)Isotonitazene (ISO)MDPV (methylenedioxypyrovalerone)Novel psychoactive substance (NPS)Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (UK)Schedule lag

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