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Written by Super User. Posted in Harm reduction information.

MDPV

WHAT IS MDPV?
MDPV (Methylenedioxypyrovalerone), is produced using a chemical called Pyrovalerone, an illegal Class C drug, developed in the 1960s as an appetite suppressant and to combat fatigue. Pyrovalerone has been chemically altered to produce MDPV which was sold online as a research chemical before it was made illegal in July, 2010.

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

It ranges in colour from a white, light brown or light grey crumbly powder, which will darken slightly, and may lose its potency, when exposed to air.

HOW IS IT USED?

MDPV can be snorted through the nose but it safer to wrap it in a cigarette paper and swallow it (bombed). This will help avoid any potential damage to the nose.

LEGAL STATUS:

Since July, 2010, MDPV and other relate compounds have been illegal, class B drugs.

Possession: 5 years imprisonment, a fine, or both. Supply: 14 years imprisonment, a fine or both.

EFFECTS

HOW IS IT USED?

MDPV can be snorted through the nose but it safer to wrap it in a cigarette paper and swallow it (bombed). This will help avoid any potential damage to the nose.

LEGAL STATUS:

Since July, 2010, MDPV and other related compounds have been illegal, class B drugs.

Possession: 5 years imprisonment, a fine, or both. Supply: 14 years imprisonment, a fine or both.

EFFECTS

RISKS

LONG-TERM EFFECTS:

Unknown.

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