article_snippet: The analysis also uncovered the presence of ethylone - a pyschoactive synthetic drug which has a similar effect to amphetamine and ecstasy.
article_snippet: Ethylone is one of dozens of synthetic narcotics that have flooded the UK over the last decade.
article_snippet: The most famous, mephedrone or meow meow, was implicated in a series of deaths across the UK which led to the law being changed in 2010 to categorise the drugs as
article_snippet: Class B. It is a pyschoactive synthetic drug which has a similar effect to amphetamine and ecstasy and can cause euphoria and elevated mood as well as sweating, headache, nausea, agitation and possible hallucinations.
article_snippet: It is classified as a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
article_snippet: Ethylone is classified as a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.