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Dangerous new drug 'meow meow' haunts Mumbai youth
Updated On: 14 April, 2014 07:33 AM IST | | Vinod Kumar Menon
<p>It costs one-twentieth the price of cocaine, is not banned and can be home delivered. No wonder then that mephedrone or ‘meow meow’ is wreaking havoc in the lives of city youth</p>

Youngsters in the city are high on ‘Meow Meow’, a new drug in the city. Mumbai’s rave scene is getting hooked to the new drug, and the city’s bands are said to be heavily into it. Why the drug is fast gaining popularity is that it can be ordered online and will be delivered to your doorstep. The drug is not in the list of banned drugs under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NCB) Act, 1958.

Meow meow looks just like cocaine, and is usually snorted or taken orally. Representation Pic/Thinkstock
In the last two months, Drug Abuse Information, Rehabilitation and Research Centre (DAIRRC) has received 30 cases of meow meow addiction, of the total 40 cases received.
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