Brussels, 25/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 September, the Council of the EU adopted a Commission proposal to ban four psychoactive substances, a Commission press release states. The four substances - MDPV, methoxetamine, AH-7921, and 25I-NBOMe - will now be subject to criminal sanctions and the manufacturing and marketing of them will become illegal across Europe. In April of this year, the risk assessment found that the four substances had no established medical or other known legitimate purpose and are being sold as alternatives for illicit drugs. Combined with other products, they have led to more than a hundred deaths across the EU over the past years, the Commission points out. (SP)