Abstract
From 2005 to 2012, 236 new substances have been officially notified in European Union via the Early Warning System with an increasing trend from year by year. In October 2009, 4-methylamphetamine (4-MA), an amphetamine derivative, was detected in Belgium and on 14 December 2009 this stimulant was notified to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Since its appearance within the recreational drug market, some cases of severe intoxication and deaths have been signaled across Europe. In this paper we summarized the chemical, pharmacological and toxicological information about this new potential recreational drug.
Keywords: 4-MA, 4-methylamphetamine, Amphetamines, Legal high, New drugs, pTAP.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:4-methylamphetamine (4-MA): Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of a New Potential Recreational Drug
Volume: 13 Issue: 14
Author(s): M. Coppola and R. Mondola
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Keywords: 4-MA, 4-methylamphetamine, Amphetamines, Legal high, New drugs, pTAP.
Abstract: From 2005 to 2012, 236 new substances have been officially notified in European Union via the Early Warning System with an increasing trend from year by year. In October 2009, 4-methylamphetamine (4-MA), an amphetamine derivative, was detected in Belgium and on 14 December 2009 this stimulant was notified to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Since its appearance within the recreational drug market, some cases of severe intoxication and deaths have been signaled across Europe. In this paper we summarized the chemical, pharmacological and toxicological information about this new potential recreational drug.
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Coppola M. and Mondola R., 4-methylamphetamine (4-MA): Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of a New Potential Recreational Drug, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 13 (14) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13895575113136660106
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13895575113136660106 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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