New drugs may contain undeclared and dangerous contaminants that increase the risk of serious poisoning and even death. To use them is to put oneself at risk of losing one's health or life. In 2024, several deaths were reported in which a substance called N-etylonorpentedron (NEP) was detected in biological material. The death cases were related to the use of NEP alone or in combination with other substances that act on the central nervous system.
GIS warns of new drugs
Published March 25, 2025 10:42
What is the NEP and what does it look like?
NEP comes in the form of a white iridescent powder or white or light yellow lumps. It is most often taken through the nose, by vaporization or orally.
NEP is a chemical compound from the group of synthetic cathinones, drugs used for their stimulant effects. Ingestion of NEP can pose a threat to human life or health as a consequence of severe toxic effects, in particular impairment of cardiovascular function (cardiac arrhythmia, changes in blood pressure, direct cardiotoxic effects), with borderline disorders resulting in unconsciousness with cardiac arrest.
When taken, NEP causes a number of adverse mental and cognitive effects characteristic of cathinone group substances: problems associating names and places, lack of temporal orientation, irritability, hyperactivity, aggression, hallucinations, delusions and suicidal thoughts.
Source: GIS
