Psychoactive synthetic cathinones (or 'bath salts'): Investigation of mechanisms of action
Synthetic cathinones represent threatening and high abuse-potential designer drugs. These are analogs of cathinone (the b-keto analog of amphetamine (AMPH)) a naturally occurring stimulant found in the plant Catha Edulis. Methcathinone (MCAT) was the first synthetic analog of cathinone to be identif...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Others |
| Published: |
VCU Scholars Compass
2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4041 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5093&context=etd |