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alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone [1 record]

Record 1 2016-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone – also known as "α-PVP," "alpha-PVP," "gravel," "flakka" or "niff" – is one of a number of recreational drugs in the "bath salts" (or cathinones) family, so called because they resemble bath salts and because they have sometimes been sold disguised as them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Une nouvelle drogue synthétique, connue sous le nom de «flakka», a déjà fait plusieurs dizaines de victimes en Floride.

CONT

Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont mortes dans cet État du sud-est des États-Unis et la consommation de la flakka - aussi appelée «folie à 5 dollars» à cause du prix d’une dose - gagne malgré tout en popularité.

OBS

gravel : terme dont le genre est ambigu.

Key term(s)
  • folie à cinq dollars

Spanish

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