Report on mephedrone

Europol and the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) have published a joint report on 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone).

In January 2010, Europol and the EMCDDA examined the available information on mephedrone, through a joint assessment based upon the following criteria:

1. the amount of the material seized;

2. evidence of organised crime involvement;

3. evidence of international trafficking;

4. analogy with better-studied compounds;

5. evidence of the potential for further (rapid) spread; and

6. evidence of cases of serious intoxication or fatalities.

The EMCDDA and Europol agreed that the information collected on mephedrone satisfied all the above criteria. The two organisations therefore concluded that sufficient information had been accumulated to merit the production of a joint report on mephedrone.

Europol–EMCDDA Joint Report on 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone)