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by trhway 33 days ago
i'm a layman here, so just googled it:

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Pyrovalerone

"Pyrovalerone is a DEA Schedule V controlled substance. Substances in the DEA Schedule V have a low potential for abuse relative to substances listed in Schedule IV and consist primarily of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics."

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He's talking about the derivatives (nicknamed Pyros because they're related to Pyrovalerone) like α-PVP, MDPV and others.
More commonly "bath salts"