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Methcathinone is a recreational drug that is cheap and simple to synthesize. It is usually snorted, but can be smoked, injected, or taken orally. Methcathinone is currently a DEA Schedule I chemical.
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| IUPAC name: 2-(methylamino)-I-phenyl-propan-1-one | ||||
| CAS number 5650-44-2 | ATC code ? | |||
| Chemical formula | C10H13NO | |||
| Molecular weight | ? | |||
| Bioavailability | ? | |||
| Metabolism | ? | |||
| Elimination half life | ? | |||
| Excretion | Urine | |||
| Pregnancy category | ? | |||
| Legal status | Schedule I (USA) | |||
| Delivery | Vaporized, Insufflated, Injected, Taken Orally | |||
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Methcathinone was first synthesized in Germany in 1928. It was used in the Soviet Union during the 1930s and 1940s as an anti-depressant. Since the 1960s, methcathinone has been used as a recreational drug in the Soviet Union.
Methcathinone is very similar in structure to cathinone, a stimulant alkaloid occurring in the shrub Catha edulis (Khat), the synthetic stimulant methamphetamine, and other phenethylamines.
Methcathinone is most commonly made by the oxidation of ephedrine. Oxidation of ephedrine to methcathinone requires almost zero chemistry experience, making it easy to synthesize. Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) is most the commonly used in the oxidant.
Methcathinone acts on the body & brain much like methamphetamine & amphetamine do.
The effects of methcathinone are similar to those of methamphetamine, but much more euphoric. The effects have been compared to those of cocaine, since it commonly causes hypertension (elevated blood pressure) and tachycardia (elevated heart rate). Reported effects include:
The effects of methcathinone usually last from four to six hours.
Cat, Jeff, Bathtub Speed, Ephedrone, Wannabe-Speed, Kitty, Meth's Cat, Meth's Kitten
Methcathinone can be highly addictive, and can produce methamphetamine-like withdrawls. Most users do not experience addiction on their first use.
NONE: As a Schedule-1 drug, there is no legal clinical use. Research without a specific DEA permit is prohibited.
Futhermore, anecdotal reports from USENET posts in the 1990s indicate that unlike many stimulants, Methcathinone probably doesn't have the inhibitory effects seen in other controlled substance stimulants that make them useful as medications to treat Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADHD / ADD).
It does promote weight loss in a manner similar to its sister drug methamphetamine, but unlike methamphetamine, cannot be prescribed by any doctor, for any reason, due to its legal classification.
Other related phenethylamine drugs and plants:
Other CNS-active phenyl-ethylamino ketones (Drugs that contain the cathinone core structure):
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