Brussels, 28/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 27 May, the EU Council officially requested that the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) place the synthetic drug mephedrone, which is closely related to the psychoactive drug ecstasy, under official scrutiny. The Council has called for a scientific investigation on the social and health risks linked to this substance known as 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone). Risk assessment, which will...