Not only are many bar dancers themselves hooked to the drug but are also getting others addicted. Representation pic

School and college students are no longer the only lot driving the city's mephedrone business. The quest for a size zero figure is leading bar dancers to consume the banned drug, also called meow meow in popular parlance. The Mumbai anti-narcotics cell (ANC) suspects that at least 60 per cent of the women are getting high on the drug in the hope of losing extra flab quickly and boosting their stamina to perform on the dance floor for long hours. This myth has been propagated by drug peddlers, say the city police.