What is Meow meow?

Drugs_cocaineMeow meow also known as Miaow, MCAT, 4MMC , Drone and Bubbles but it is really mephedrone.

This drug is currently a Catagory B drug. It is chemically quite like amphetamines (Speed). It is a stimulant which is what MDMA (Ecstasy), Speed, and Cocaine are, so it can have effects like these do. It is often used as plant food, so has never been tested on people or even animals. So it could be very harmful.

Why do people take Meow meow?

Like MDMA and cocaine, it’s been said to bring on feelings of happiness, and makes it more easy to stay awake, and dance for longer, and feel sociable.

How is it taken?

Meow meow is sometimes taken in pills or capsules, but is often snorted as a powder like cocaine is. Snorting any drug can damage  the inside of your nose, and if bank notes or straws are shared there is a risk of contacting blood-borne viruses like hepatitis.

What are the risks to the heart?

  • Drugs that speed up your body like meow meow, can make your heart rate and blood pressure go up. This can make the chance of you having a heart attack, stroke, and dying more likely.

  • Drugs like meow meow can cause heart rhythm problems, sometimes these can be dangerous.

What about the rest of my body?

  • There is an extra risk of with drugs that give you a high, from drinking alcohol at the same time, including leading to death.

  • Drugs like meow meow can affect your brain and cause panic attacks, depression, anxiety, and paranoia – paranoia is where you get panicky and think that people are out to get you. They can also make people aggressive and in some cases can cause mental health problems such as psychosis – this is when you lose touch with reality and become very mentally unwell, needing urgent psychiatric help.

  • Seizures (fits) and coma can happen because of the effect of drugs like meow meow on your brain.

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