06/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - Mephedrone banned in EU - On 3 December EU justice ministers decided to ban the manufacture and marketing in Europe of mephedrone, a synthetic drug that provokes similar effects to ecstasy. This drug is available on the internet and until now has been legal in 12 Union countries. According to the Commission, mephedrone is implicated in at least 37 suspected deaths in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is most frequently sold as powder or in capsules. On the...