Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, a synthetic mood-altering drug with stimulant properties.
Chemical formula: C₁₆H₂₁NO₃
Example sentencesExamples
Together, these findings indicate that MDPV has reinforcing properties and activates brain reward circuitry, suggesting a potential for abuse and addiction in humans.
Making MDPV illegal will give police the tools they need to get the products off the streets, Aglukkaq said.
They contain man-made chemicals such as mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), related to khat, an organic stimulant found in Arab and East African countries.
For instance, West Virginia legislators banned the bath salt drug MDPV last year, making it a misdemeanor to sell, buy or possess the synthetic drug.
An entire new generation of chemical highs including substances such as methylone, butylone and MDPV has been discovered by the investigation.
Definition of MDPV in US English:
MDPV
abbreviation
Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, a synthetic mood-altering drug with stimulant properties.
Chemical formula: C₁₆H₂₁NO₃
Example sentencesExamples
Together, these findings indicate that MDPV has reinforcing properties and activates brain reward circuitry, suggesting a potential for abuse and addiction in humans.
Making MDPV illegal will give police the tools they need to get the products off the streets, Aglukkaq said.
They contain man-made chemicals such as mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), related to khat, an organic stimulant found in Arab and East African countries.
An entire new generation of chemical highs including substances such as methylone, butylone and MDPV has been discovered by the investigation.
For instance, West Virginia legislators banned the bath salt drug MDPV last year, making it a misdemeanor to sell, buy or possess the synthetic drug.