# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPY6HqZDG9L
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35332778-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ba7a9ec91d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-04T13:36:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

“I thought it couldn’t get any worse. I was wrong.”
 
The BBC has been investigating the growing problem of mephedrone use among Russian teenagers - a synthetic drug known as “meow meow.”
 
We’ve spoken to one dealer, “Maxim”, who entered the drug world at 15 and was later sentenced to 12 years in prison.
 
Reliable drug statistics in Russia are difficult to find.
 
In recent years, the United Nations and the Russian government have confirmed that both sales and seizures of the drug have increased.
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to watch the full investigation.
 
#BBCEye #BBCNews

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## Tags

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