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This campaign by The Press intends to make the drug mephedrone illegal.
The drug, commonly known as bubbles, meow, meow or M-CAT, which can cost as little as £3 a dose, is becoming increasingly popular among young people in North and East Yorkshire, but its effects can be devastating.
Phone Jennifer Bell at The Press on 01904 653051 ext 315 or email jennifer.bell@thepress.co.uk for further details.
New warning over mephedrone
10:46am Saturday 3rd July 2010
POLICE have issued a fresh warning about the dangers of drugs following the confirmation that mephedrone was linked to the death of a 24-year-old North Yorkshire woman.
Mephedrone likely to have been a factor in death of Malton woman Lois Waters, inquest told
8:50am Friday 2nd July 2010
Updated: AN INQUEST has heard that the former ‘legal high’ drug mephedrone is likely to have contributed to the death of a woman from Norton, near Malton.
Mephedrone: The aftermath
10:38am Thursday 22nd April 2010
IT is a week since the ban of mephedrone came into force. STEPHEN LEWIS and JENNIFER BELL assess the impact.
Number of mephedrone dealers ‘will fall by half’
10:25am Thursday 22nd April 2010
A LEADING narcotics expert has predicted the number of people selling danger drug mephedrone will be cut in half following the decision to outlaw it.
School head ‘delighted’ by mephedrone campaign
10:24am Thursday 22nd April 2010
THE Press campaign made a “significant contribution” to raising awareness about the drug and changing the law, according to the head of the East Yorkshire school where a teenager collapsed after taking the drug.
Was The Press right to call for a ban on mephedrone?
10:22am Thursday 22nd April 2010
York drugs worker Paul Tye and anti-ban campaigner Steve Clements give their views on the mephedrone ban.
Eight held in purge on mephedrone
8:25am Tuesday 20th April 2010
A CLAMPDOWN on the danger drug mephedrone has seen police arrest eight people in York and North Yorkshire during a series of raids.
Police seize Mephedrone worth £30k
9:38am Friday 16th April 2010
A SHIPMENT of the danger drug mephedrone worth £30,000 has been seized in the York area.
Police urge anyone in possession of mephedrone to dispose of it before ban
10:55am Wednesday 14th April 2010
POLICE have issued a last chance warning for anyone who is in possession of the danger drug mephedrone to dispose of it before it is banned.
MP's mephedrone modification fears
8:21am Monday 12th April 2010
THE MP for East Yorkshire has welcomed plans to outlaw mephedrone – but has raised concerns the danger drug could be modified by its manufacturers to bypass the new legislation.
North Yorkshire Police to take tough stance on mephedrone drug
9:32am Monday 5th April 2010
ONE of North Yorkshire’s most senior police officers has vowed to take a tough stance on dealers trafficking danger drug mephedrone into the region.
Funeral service held for Lois Waters
9:11am Thursday 1st April 2010
THE tragedy of a young North Yorkshire woman who lost her life days after taking the danger drug mephedrone has left “a black cloud” hanging over the town where she lived.
Education key to tackling the scourge of mephedrone
8:07am Wednesday 31st March 2010
EDUCATION is as important as punishment to tackle the scourge of mephedrone, say teachers and councillors.
"Legal high" mephedrone to be banned following a campaign by The Press
8:00am Tuesday 30th March 2010
Updated: THE drug mephedrone is to be made illegal meaning The Press has won its campaign to get the so-called “legal high” outlawed.
Mephedrone petition to be handed to 10 Downing Street
9:04am Monday 29th March 2010
TODAY, after ten weeks of campaigning, The Press will hand its petition to ban the danger drug mephedrone to 10 Downing Street.
PM hints at ban on drug
10:05am Saturday 27th March 2010
GORDON Brown has given his strongest hint yet that The Press will win its campaign to have the danger drug mephedrone banned after the Prime Minister is handed a crucial report from advisors on Monday.
Fresh calls to outlaw mephedrone after latest tragedy
9:21am Wednesday 24th March 2010
RENEWED calls have been made for the danger drug mephedrone to be banned, as tributes were paid to a “lovely girl” who has died.
Government drugs adviser moves closer to mephedrone ban
4:44pm Tuesday 23rd March 2010
THE Government’s main drugs adviser has given the strongest signal yet that The Press is close to winning our campaign to ban mephedrone from our streets.
Drug death woman was mephedrone user, say police
12:31pm Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Police investigating the death of a woman in North Yorkshire say she had used mephedrone shortly before she died.
Mephedrone linked to death of 24-year-old Norton woman
9:20am Tuesday 23rd March 2010
A 24-year-old woman has died in Ryedale. Police believe her death may be linked to the drug mephedrone.
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