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'''Mephedrone''', also known as '''4-methylmethcathinone''' ('''4-MMC''') or '''4-methylephedrone''', is a synthetic [[stimulant]] drug of the [[amphetamine]] and [[cathinone]] classes. Slang names for the drug 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 effects which are somewhat similar to that [[MDMA]], [[amphetamine]], and [[cocaine]].

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	'''Mephedrone''', also known as '''4-methylmethcathinone''' ('''4-MMC''') or '''4-methylephedrone''', is a synthetic [[stimulant]] drug of the [[amphetamine]] and [[cathinone]] classes. Slang names for the drug 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 effects which are somewhat similar to that [[MDMA]], [[amphetamine]], and [[cocaine]].		'''Mephedrone''', also known as '''4-methylmethcathinone''' ('''4-MMC''') or '''4-methylephedrone''', is a synthetic [[stimulant]] drug of the [[amphetamine]] and [[cathinone]] classes. Slang names for the drug 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 effects which are somewhat similar to that [[MDMA]], [[amphetamine]], and [[cocaine]].