Referred to more commonly as “NRG 1,” naphyrone is similar to mephedrone, and can be legally purchased. It is also linked to the deaths of several young people in the U.K., which has led an advisory council to call for its ban.

“ACMD [Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs] chairman, professor Les Iversen, said ‘Naphyrone is a drug with the potential to cause real harm due to its potency and associated health effects... Test purchasing has demonstrated that what you think you are buying is not often what is in the packet.’” [Source: Telegraph (UK)]

Test purchasing revealed that many products promoted as NG-1 are laced with other chemicals, some of which are potentially deadly. In addition, even though it’s often referred to as a “legal” drug, it isn’t.

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Posted By: Adolescent Substance Abuse