Mephedrone, what's the deal?
Students and partygoers alike have been swept away by a new craze storming the country, mephedrone. It’s legal, it’s cheap and it can be delivered straight to your doorstep via placing an order over the internet.
What has been described as: “A weird hybrid of MDMA mixed with cocaine” by users, comes at less than half the price you would pay for either of the aforementioned, plus there is no need to worry about having to deal with dodgy drug dealers or having the police arrest you for possession.
With all that said, a lot of users do not take into account that just because a drug is legal, does not necessarily mean it is safer than any of the Class A listed drugs like ecstasy, cocaine, speed etc….
It simply means that the substances combined to produce the drug have not passed government legislative procedures to be deemed illegal.
Legal drugs such as mephedrone and many others contain a range of potentially dangerous chemicals, with chemical makeup that changes all the time - you can never be 100 per cent certain what you have bought, and what the effects might be.
If you found that snorting something like Daz washing up powder got you high, it would certainly be legal, but is it safe or sanitary…of course not!
Never Underestimate
Many people will also underestimate the psychological dependence of these so-called “legal drugs.” The Substances used in mephedrone are addictive and, in most cases, have never before been used as a drug, so haven't undertaken any tests to show that they are safe. Nor do they have a long history of use, so health problems or side effects will be unexpected.
Since it made itself known to the public in the last two or so years, there has only been one major mephedrone induced death reported in the media. A 14 year old girl died in Brighton, England at a house party after taking the legal high and mixing it with the drug ketamine.
Even though a lot of people in the student community are prone to experimenting with the odd substance, it is always important to bare in mind that even the legal drugs carry a high risk factor, so make sure you know what you're doing if you choose take certain paths.
Drugs like ecstasy and speed all started life as legal-highs before racking up considerable mortality rates to be deemed potentially lethal so it’s vital to never underestimate what you're taking no matter how much fun you potentially think you may have.
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