The drugs are synthetic cathinones derived from a plant in Africa and the Middle East whose leaves people chewed for a boost of energy, similar to cocoa leaves, which are used to make cocaine. They ...

More information: Martin Paškan et al, Synthesis and absolute configuration of cyclic synthetic cathinones derived from ...

Both occurrences of and deaths caused by synthetic cathinones increased by over 100% last year, an interim report from the ...