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*'''[[Effect::Disinhibition]]''' | *'''[[Effect::Disinhibition]]''' | ||
*'''[[Effect::Empathy, love, and sociability enhancement]]''' - This particular effect, although distinct, is far less prominent than the same effect found within traditional [[entactogens]] such as [[MDMA]] or [[2C-B]] | *'''[[Effect::Empathy, love, and sociability enhancement]]''' - This particular effect, although distinct, is far less prominent than the same effect found within traditional [[entactogens]] such as [[MDMA]] or [[2C-B]] | ||
*'''[[Effect::Time distortion]]''' - Strong feelings of time compression are common within mephedrone and speed up the experience of time quite | *'''[[Effect::Time distortion]]''' - Strong feelings of time compression are common within mephedrone and speed up the experience of time quite noticeably. | ||
*'''[[Effect::Motivation enhancement]]''' | *'''[[Effect::Motivation enhancement]]''' | ||
*'''[[Effect::Anxiety suppression]]''' | *'''[[Effect::Anxiety suppression]]''' | ||
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==Toxicity and harm potential== | ==Toxicity and harm potential== | ||
{{Further|Research chemicals#Toxicity and harm potential}} | {{Further|Research chemicals#Toxicity and harm potential}} | ||
Almost nothing is known about the long-term effects of mephedrone due to its short history of its use.<ref name="Clubbers2010" /> | Almost nothing is known about the long-term effects of mephedrone due to its short history of its use.<ref name="Clubbers2010" /> Along side of this, the [[Toxicity::exact toxic dosage is unknown]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Winstock, A. R.)), ((Mitcheson, L. R.)), ((Deluca, P.)), ((Davey, Z.)), ((Corazza, O.)), ((Schifano, F.)) | journal=Addiction (Abingdon, England) | title=Mephedrone, new kid for the chop? | volume=106 | issue=1 | pages=154–161 | date= January 2011 | issn=1360-0443 | doi=10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03130.x}}</ref> | ||
In 2010, unconfirmed reports speculated about the role mephedrone has played in the deaths of several young people in the UK. By July 2010, mephedrone had been alleged to be involved in 52 fatalities in the UK, but detected in only 38 of these cases. Of the nine that coroners had finished investigating, two were caused directly by mephedrone.<ref>Ghodse, H.; Corkery, J.; Ahmed, K.; Naidoo, V.; Oyefeso and, A.; Schifano, F. (July 2010). "Drug-related deaths in the UK: Annual Report 2010". International Centre for Drug Policy, St George's University of London. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.</ref> The first death reported to be caused by mephedrone use was that of 46-year-old<ref>{{Citation | year=2010 | title=Man from Hove died after injecting mephedrone | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10176982 | access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> who had underlying health problems and repeatedly injected the drug.<ref>{{Citation | year=2010 | title=Teenagers’ deaths “not caused by mephedrone” | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10184803 | access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref> A report in Forensic Science International in stated mephedrone intoxication has been recorded as the cause of death in two cases in Scotland.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Torrance, H.)), ((Cooper, G.)) | journal=Forensic Science International | title=The detection of mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) in 4 fatalities in Scotland | volume=202 | issue=1–3 | pages=e62-63 | date=10 October 2010 | issn=1872-6283 | doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.014}}</ref> | In 2010, unconfirmed reports speculated about the role mephedrone has played in the deaths of several young people in the UK. By July 2010, mephedrone had been alleged to be involved in 52 fatalities in the UK, but detected in only 38 of these cases. Of the nine that coroners had finished investigating, two were caused directly by mephedrone.<ref>Ghodse, H.; Corkery, J.; Ahmed, K.; Naidoo, V.; Oyefeso and, A.; Schifano, F. (July 2010). "Drug-related deaths in the UK: Annual Report 2010". International Centre for Drug Policy, St George's University of London. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.</ref> The first death reported to be caused by mephedrone use was that of 46-year-old<ref>{{Citation | year=2010 | title=Man from Hove died after injecting mephedrone | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10176982 | access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> who had underlying health problems and repeatedly injected the drug.<ref>{{Citation | year=2010 | title=Teenagers’ deaths “not caused by mephedrone” | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10184803 | access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref> A report in Forensic Science International in stated mephedrone intoxication has been recorded as the cause of death in two cases in Scotland.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Torrance, H.)), ((Cooper, G.)) | journal=Forensic Science International | title=The detection of mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) in 4 fatalities in Scotland | volume=202 | issue=1–3 | pages=e62-63 | date=10 October 2010 | issn=1872-6283 | doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.014}}</ref> | ||