{"id":22897,"date":"2024-04-28T07:36:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22897"},"modified":"2025-04-06T22:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T17:18:49","slug":"mephedrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mephedrone\/","title":{"rendered":"Mephedrone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Mephedrone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is also known as 4-methylmethcathinone, 4-MMC and 4-methylephedrone.<\/li>\n<li>It is a <strong>synthetic stimulant drug<\/strong> of the <strong>amphetamine and cathinone classes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other names:<\/strong> drone, M-CAT, white magic, \u2018<strong>meow meow\u2019<\/strong>, and bubble.<\/li>\n<li>It has a role as a xenobiotic and an environmental contaminant.<\/li>\n<li>It has been linked to a <strong>range of adverse effects<\/strong> on both physical and mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Users commonly report increased alertness, euphoria, and enhanced sociability, but these positive effects come at a cost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health impacts:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Anxiety, paranoia, nausea, and insomnia are among the negative side effects experienced by individuals under the influence of this synthetic stimulant.<\/li>\n<li>Prolonged use of Mephedrone has been associated with more severe consequences, including <strong>cardiovascular issues, hallucinations<\/strong>, and even instances of aggressive behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>The drug&#8217;s impact on mental health raises concerns about its potential for addiction and long-term psychological harm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>banned in India<\/strong> under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What Is the Narcotics Control Bureau?<\/h3>\n<p>It was created in March 1986 in terms of Section 4(3) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, which envisages a Central Authority for the purpose of effectively preventing and combating abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and their illicit trade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ncb-gujarat-ats-bust-mephedrone-manufacturing-network-in-two-states\/article68114325.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>NCB-Gujarat ATS bust mephedrone manufacturing network in two States<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mephedrone is a synthetic stimulant drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}