A new generation of novel cathinone compounds has been developed as stimulant
substitutes to avoid drug control laws and detection of use by blood tests. Dipentylone, N …

Rationale Synthetic cathinones continue to be sold as “legal” alternatives to
methamphetamine or cocaine. As these marginally legal compounds become controlled …

Background The development of novel synthetic psychoactive substances continues to
accelerate. There are little or no data on the pharmacological mechanisms, behavioral …

Rationale Recent years have seen an increase in the recreational use of novel, synthetic
psychoactive substances. There are little or no data on the abuse liability of many of the …

Background: The underground market is constantly flooded with newer synthetic as
alternatives to the older cathinones. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has identified …

Synthetic cathinones, often sold as “bath salts,” are a popular class of recreational drugs
used as quasi-legal alternatives to cocaine, methamphetamine, and …

A number of psychostimulant-like cathinone compounds are being sold as 'legal'alternatives
to methamphetamine or cocaine. The purpose of these experiments was to determine …

Background Synthetic cathinones are beta-ketophenethylamine analogs manufactured to
avoid legal restrictions placed on illicit stimulants like methamphetamine. Regulating these …

Rationale Synthetic cathinones are chemical derivatives of cathinone that are
pharmacologically similar to cocaine and methamphetamine. Recently, abuse of synthetic …

Synthetic cathinones, colloquially referred to as “bath salts,” are derivatives of the
psychoactive alkaloid cathinone found in Catha edulis (Khat). Since the mid‐to‐late 2000s …