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|dosage-common=20 - 80 mg | |dosage-common=20 - 80 mg | ||
|dosage-strong=75 - 125 mg | |dosage-strong=75 - 125 mg | ||
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|duration-total= | |duration-total=2 - 5 hrs | ||
|duration-onset= | |duration-onset=15 - 45 mins | ||
|duration-coming-up= | |duration-coming-up=15 - 30 mins | ||
|duration-peak= | |duration-peak=15 - 30 mins | ||
|duration-coming-down= | |duration-coming-down=30 - 90 mins | ||
|duration-after-effects= | |duration-after-effects=2 - 4 hrs | ||
}} {{Stub}} '''Mephedrone''', also known as '''4-methylmethcathinone''' ('''4-MMC''') or '''4-methylephedrone''', is a synthetic stimulant drug of the [[amphetamine]] and [[cathinone]] classes. Slang names include '''drone''',<ref>Mephedrone: Chemistry lessons | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/7614099/Mephedrone-Chemistry-lessons.html</ref> '''M-CAT''',<ref>Drugs crackdown hailed a success | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8555872.stm</ref> and '''meow meow'''.<ref>Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone; ‘meow meow’): chemical, pharmacological and clinical issues | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-010-2070-x</ref> It is chemically similar to the [[cathinone]] compounds found in the [[khat]] plant of eastern Africa. It comes in the form of tablets or a powder, which users can swallow, snort, inject or insert rectally producing similar effects to [[MDMA]], [[amphetamine]] and [[cocaine]]. | }} {{Stub}} '''Mephedrone''', also known as '''4-methylmethcathinone''' ('''4-MMC''') or '''4-methylephedrone''', is a synthetic stimulant drug of the [[amphetamine]] and [[cathinone]] classes. Slang names include '''drone''',<ref>Mephedrone: Chemistry lessons | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/7614099/Mephedrone-Chemistry-lessons.html</ref> '''M-CAT''',<ref>Drugs crackdown hailed a success | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8555872.stm</ref> and '''meow meow'''.<ref>Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone; ‘meow meow’): chemical, pharmacological and clinical issues | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-010-2070-x</ref> It is chemically similar to the [[cathinone]] compounds found in the [[khat]] plant of eastern Africa. It comes in the form of tablets or a powder, which users can swallow, snort, inject or insert rectally producing similar effects to [[MDMA]], [[amphetamine]] and [[cocaine]]. | ||