MDPV, or 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone, is a synthetic cathinone that emerged in the mid-2000s and rapidly became notorious as one of the most hazardous designer stimulants ever encountered on the illicit market. Sold under misleading labels such as “bath salts,” “plant food,” or “jewelry cleaner” to circumvent early drug laws, MDPV triggered widespread media coverage of bizarre, […]