Dubbed a ‘designer drug’, 4F-α-PVP is a type of synthetic created to chemically resemble the mind-altering properties of khat, a plant chewed for stimulant effects in parts of Africa.

N, N-Dimethylpentylone Hydrochloride is categorized as a Cathinone. Cathinone is a natural stimulant that comes from a plant, but this Cathinone is synthetic, meaning it’s a concoction of ...

When you use street or club drugs, you’re taking a lot of risks. The drugs are dangerous, and usually there’s no way to know how strong they are or what else may be in them. It's even more ...

Dubbed a ‘designer drug’, 4F-α-PVP is a type of synthetic created to chemically resemble the mind-altering properties of khat, a plant chewed for stimulant effects in parts of Africa.

Monkey dust is a synthetic - or manmade - cathinone. Cathinones are a naturally occurring stimulant drug found in the plant, khat. It is also sometimes called Butylone M1, Magic Crystals, ...

“Cathinone itself is the primary psychoactive substance in the khat plant,” explains Dr. Brenda Gannon, Laboratory Director at Steep Hill Arkansas and published researcher of contemporary bath salts. ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A plant-based drug and a switchblade knife were seized from a 34-year-old man from Midland Beach during a car stop in Bulls Head, authorities allege. Adnan al Kamel of ...

Police seized a large quantity of khat and made an arrest after discovering the consignment on a passenger bus. The post Big ...

A strategic police operation led to a significant drug bust in the Central Karoo this week. On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, members ...

The fungus also floods cicadas with cathinone, a stimulant that also occurs in khat, a plant chewed as a recreational drug in some parts of the world. In cicadas, cathinone may boost ...

A decade ago, a stimulative drug that sold for just a few pounds, was banned in the UK. Known as khat, it’s a plant that’s chewed, giving similar effects to amphetamine.