http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7713942

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"RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Police say an NC State student and another man found dead on a fire escape last weekend likely died after overdosing on plant food. Ray Ausbon, 21, and Zachary Tigner, 19, were found at the Boylan Apartments at 817 Hillsborough Street Saturday morning. Raleigh Police spokesperson Jim Sughrue said autopsy results weren't back yet, but the investigation so far points to an overdose of Mephedrone. Sughrue said the substance is generally marketed for use as a plant food and is not intended for human consumption. Related Content Story: 911 caller spotted bodies night before Story: Bodies found on fire escape He said common street names for the Mephedrone include drone, meow-meow, bubbles, and bounce. Additional information about the substance may be found at: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/mephedrone.htm. Sughrue said the Raleigh Police Department strongly cautions against the inappropriate use of Mephedrone and any other substance which may be harmful to persons taking it. According to his obituary, Ausborn graduated from Apex High School in 2007 and was a student at NC State University majoring in accounting. Tigner also graduated from Apex High and attended Gardner-Webb University. He had recently enlisted in the United States Army and was to report for duty on October 4."

10/8/2010 1:05:05 PM

Meow-meow - not even once.

10/8/2010 1:07:38 PM

meow-meow is a helluva drug

10/8/2010 1:10:09 PM

Chicken fucker.

10/8/2010 1:14:14 PM

wow. people are damn stupid

10/8/2010 1:14:23 PM

never even heard of this

what effects are there other than death

10/8/2010 1:15:55 PM

Sucks that they may have ODed

Never heard of getting zooted on BUBBLES though.

10/8/2010 1:22:58 PM

YEAH BRAH GOT WASTED ON MEOW MEOW LAST NIIIIIGHT

10/8/2010 1:26:19 PM

Worse than cheesing?

10/8/2010 1:30:45 PM

There was an article in the latest Rolling Stone that was mentioning some new designer drugs...and this Mephedrone was one...it has already been outlawed in the UK iirc

10/8/2010 1:30:49 PM

DOPE
SMACK
SPECIAL K
CRACK
YAK
VICKY
BROKEN GLASS
WHITE GIRL
K2
HERON
Meow Meow.

10/8/2010 1:31:18 PM

Didn't the bad guys in Robocop II deal meow meow?

10/8/2010 1:32:11 PM

I don't always drink plant food,

but when I do, I prefer meow meow.

10/8/2010 1:39:51 PM

Should have kept it inside.

10/8/2010 1:45:37 PM

Fuck

lol army

[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 1:53 PM. Reason : lkj]

10/8/2010 1:52:43 PM

people don't realize that people are going to get high no matter what, and if shit isn't available they'll get high on whatever is

10/8/2010 1:58:21 PM

look here meow

10/8/2010 2:19:27 PM

I wonder how high you would get if you smoked some killer kind bud sprinkled with some salvia that had been grown with the aid of mephedrone

and then drank the bong water

10/8/2010 2:26:26 PM

meh there was a thread about people ODing on ivory wave in the uk like a month ago.

10/8/2010 2:55:45 PM

Some people died from it while I was in the UK in the summer, and it has been outlawed now. At least one girl hanged herself.

Some people went literally insane and became listless for weeks on end, and would have flashbacks where demons were chasing them.

Lots of stories here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?searchPhrase=mephedrone

Has now been 'replaced' by the new legal high MDAI.


[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 3:01 PM. Reason : ^ That also.]

10/8/2010 3:00:09 PM

How bad does your life have to be to start taking some Miracle Gro?

Also, I know somebody who was friends with one of those guys. Realized that after I posted it Facebook. Oh lord.

10/8/2010 4:05:34 PM

Kids dont do cuts

say no to cuts

[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 4:39 PM. Reason : g]

10/8/2010 4:39:09 PM

Hey man come out on the fire escape

Right meow

10/8/2010 5:27:53 PM

its advertised as plantfood but its not really intended for that.

in the uk its like 14 bucks a gram ( or was until they banned it ). it comes in a plastic bag labeled " plant food, not for human consumption "

for you pot heads out there its like K2, but instead of weed, think cocaine/meth.



K2 is advertised as an incense but people smoke that shit...same concept.



Both things are retarded. The side effects are unknown and people who do these things are dumb.

[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 5:58 PM. Reason : x]

10/8/2010 5:57:29 PM

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"Hey man come out on the fire escape Right meow"

threadwinner

10/8/2010 6:06:25 PM

What in the world was so wrong with this dude's life that he'd consume plant food??

Im seriously still having a 'hat the fuck' moment?? Let me guess he was a horticulture student testing some lab project he concocted?

this is seriously crazy!......

10/8/2010 6:06:37 PM

What did this dude look like, b/c im seriously curious now??

10/8/2010 6:07:21 PM

Quote :

"HAT THE FUCK"

10/8/2010 6:55:40 PM

Poor kids. I bet that their hearts were racing and they were hot, so they stepped outside and then croaked b/c their hearts spazzed out.

10/8/2010 6:59:23 PM

^^^

10/8/2010 7:05:31 PM

Maybe his root had a growing problem?

10/8/2010 7:56:35 PM

Quote :

"people don't realize that people are going to get high no matter what, and if shit isn't available they'll get high on whatever is"

This.


I suspect that these successful and promising young men feared testing positive for weed, perhaps for the military or a job....So, in a case of very poor judgement, they did this other stupid drug.

Blame for the deaths:
50% poor judgement
25% drug prohibition -- unnecessary piss tests
25% drug prohibition: -- unregulated drug quality and dosage

10/8/2010 8:42:33 PM

Quote :

"What did this dude look like, b/c im seriously bicurious now??"

TIFIFY

10/8/2010 8:46:21 PM

Ray Ausbon grew up on my street. I had to give him a ride to school sometimes. He was a really quiet kid in HS, I really cannot imagine him doing this.

10/8/2010 8:51:20 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephedrone

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"It is reportedly manufactured in China and is chemically based on the cathinone compounds found in the khat plant of eastern Africa. It comes in the form of tablets or a powder, which users can swallow, snort or inject, producing similar effects to MDMA, amphetamines and cocaine."

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"Between the summer of 2009 and March 2010 the use of mephedrone grew rapidly in the UK, with it being readily available at music festivals, head shops and on the internet.[24] A survey of Mixmag readers in 2009, found that it was the fourth most popular street drug in the United Kingdom, behind cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy.[22] The drug is used by a diverse range of social groups. Whilst the evidence is anecdotal, researchers, charity workers, teachers and users have reported widespread and increasing use of the drug. The drug's rapid growth in popularity was believed to be related to both its availability and legality.[24] Fiona Measham, a criminologist at The University of Lancaster, believes that the emergence of mephedrone was also related to the decreasing purity of ecstasy and cocaine on sale in the UK.[24] The average cocaine purity fell from 60% in 1999 to 22% in 2009 and about half of ecstasy pills seized in 2009 contained no MDMA,[25] and by June 2010, almost all pills seized in the UK, contained no MDMA.[26] A similar pattern was observed in the Netherlands, with the number of ecstacy tablets containing no MDMA rising from 10% in mid 2008 to 60% by mid 2009 and with mephedrone being detected in 20% of ecstacy tablets by mid 2009.[27] The decrease of MDMA was thought in part, to be due to the seizure of 33 tonnes of sassafras oil, the precursor to MDMA, in Cambodia in June 2008, which could have been used to make 245 million doses of MDMA.[9] According to John Ramsey, a toxicologist at St George’s University London, the emergence of mephedrone was also related to the UK government banning the benzylpiperazine class of drugs.[10] Mephedrone was available on at least 31 websites based in the UK in December 2009; by March 2010 there were at least 78 online shops, half of which sold amounts of less than 200 grams and half that also sold bulk quantities. The price per gram varied from £9.50 to £14.[1]:11 Between July 2009 and February 2010, UK health professionals accessed the National Poisons Information Service's entry on mephedrone 1664 times and made 157 telephone enquiries; the requests increased month on month over this period. In comparison over a similar time period, the entries for cocaine and MDMA were accessed approximately 2400 times."

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"According to drugs counsellors on Teesside, UK, mephedrone can cause hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, blood circulation problems, rashes, anxiety, paranoia, fits and delusions.[53] According to the drugs advice charity, Crew2000, other side effects may include poor concentration, poor short-term memory, increased heart rate, abnormal heart beats, anxiety, depression, increased sweating, dilated pupils, the inability to normally open the mouth, and teeth grinding.[54] When snorted it can also cause nose bleeds and nose burns.[53] A survey conducted by the National Addiction Centre, UK found that 51% of mephedrone users said they suffered from headaches, 43% from heart palpitations, 27% from nausea and 15% from cold or blue fingers,[55] indicative of vasoconstriction occurring.[28] Doctors at Guy's Hospital, London reported that of 15 patients they treated after taking mephedrone in 2009, 53.3% were agitated, 40% tachycardic, 20% had systolic hypertension and 20% had seizures; three required treatment with benzodiazepines, predominantly to control their agitation. They reported that none of their patients suffered from cold or blue peripheries, contrary to other reports. Nine out of the 15 of patients had a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 15 or above, 4 had a GCS below 8, but these patients all reported using a central nervous system depressant, most commonly GHB, with mephedrone. The patients also reported polydrug use of a variety of compounds.[56]"

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/4_methylmethcathinone/4_methylmethcathinone.shtml

shit seems like bad news bears

10/8/2010 9:07:53 PM

Apparently, in addition to the huge list of negative physical and mental side effects it's also highly addictive.

The biggest thing for me though is that it's made in fucking China.

10/8/2010 9:27:48 PM

"So, uh, dude, what are you up to tonight?"

"I don't know man, thought I'd play some WoW or maybe masturbate. Or both."

"Man, fuck that. I just picked up some drone."

"Drone?"

"You know, man, meow-meow."

"Oh yeah! Dude, I've always wanted to try the meow-meow."

"Well, then, let's do this! It'll be purrrrrr-fect!"

10/8/2010 9:35:12 PM

BUBBLES

10/8/2010 10:19:16 PM

This is so sad.



They was just some dumb kids.

I mean hardcore addicts or whatever...every time they tie off or whatever, they know they might be ending it...BUT THEY WAS KIDS!!!!!!!

[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 11:38 PM. Reason : KIDS!]

10/8/2010 11:10:21 PM

At least they weren't i-dosing

10/9/2010 12:54:14 AM

At least they weren't i-dosing

10/9/2010 12:54:14 AM

Seriously, can you imagine getting high with your buddy and looking over and seeing him die and realizing that you're next?

I mean, I know it may not have happened like that. But Jesus Christ, this is awful.

[Edited on October 9, 2010 at 1:20 AM. Reason : DOUBLE OVERDOSES ARE CRAZY!]

10/9/2010 1:19:15 AM

WAIT!

WAS THIS A SUICIDE?!?!?!?

10/9/2010 1:21:14 AM

fuckin crazy what is the upside of this drug even supposed to be

10/9/2010 1:21:42 AM

apparently it's supposed to be a cross between MDMA/coke/meth. i like reading the experiences on erowid. they're usually pretty objective and honest.

10/9/2010 1:25:44 AM

they'd have an excuse if they were, i don't know, 14

by the time you're 20, you should know better...the level of stupid that went into overdosing on such a pointless drug is pretty high

10/9/2010 8:38:50 AM

Quote :

"people don't realize that people are going to get high no matter what, and if shit isn't available they'll get high on whatever is"

This.


I suspect that these successful and promising young men feared testing positive for weed, perhaps for the military or a job....So, in a case of very poor judgement, they did this other stupid drug.

Blame for the deaths:
50% poor judgement
25% drug prohibition -- unnecessary piss tests
25% drug prohibition: -- unregulated drug quality and dosage

10/9/2010 8:50:42 AM

Quote :

"Tigner also graduated from Apex High and attended Gardner-Webb University. He had recently enlisted in the United States Army and was to report for duty on October 4.""

Yeah, it's obvious what happened here. This guy wanted to have "one last hurrah," so to speak, before he joined the military. He decided to get high on the one thing he knew he wouldn't be tested for. Another casualty of drug prohibition.

10/9/2010 9:12:41 AM

^^ so...you're placing blame on the government for something that is 100% stupid on the part of the person?

WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?

regardless of your position on the legality of weed, these dumbasses CHOSE to do what they did and it is completely reasonable to assume that they were capable of determining the risk...blaming the government for everything IS your favorite path to take, though, so i'm not sure that i expected anything different

[Edited on October 9, 2010 at 9:15 AM. Reason : do you people ever think individuals are 100% responsible for their own actions?]

10/9/2010 9:14:16 AM

Really, man? He even said that half of this was just the guy being an idiot. Do you think he would have gotten high on fucking meow meow if real drugs were an option?

10/9/2010 9:26:41 AM