Mephedrone is a substituted cathinone. Cathinones are very similar to amphetamines; they are almost identical apart from one small difference in the molecule. Because of this, ...

Use of the drug may be falling, however. The American Assn. of Poison Control Centers reported 6,136 calls related to bath salts in 2011, up from 304 the year before. By the end of 2012, such ...

A color test developed at UTS that can accurately detect the presence of all cathinones has been commercialized by Germany-based company ESA-Test. Developed by Dr. Morgan Philp, Dr. Ronald Shimmon ...

The cathinone’s arrived from China and were being sold to appear as beauty products. Upon inspection officers discovered multiple vacuum sealed bags that contained a white, crystalized substance.

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A dangerous new drug is infiltrating neighborhoods all over Martin County, and it’s worrying deputies. Deputies say they’re seeing a cathinone called Dimethylpentylone ...

Customs and Border Protection personnel at Dulles International Airport grabbed 71 pounds of a new synthetic stimulant similar to amphetamines last week, the agency announced Wednesday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport intercepted a 70-pound load of a newer cathinone analogue with effects similar to amphetamine from China on ...