The emergence of new synthetic cathinones continues to be a matter of public health
concern. In fact, they are quickly replaced by new structurally related alternatives. The main …

Several new synthetic cathinones, which mimic the effect of classical psychostimulants such
as cocaine or MDMA, have appeared in the global illicit drug market in the last decades. In …

Synthetic cathinones are β-keto amphetamine derivatives whose appearance has increased
dramatically in the past decades. N-Ethyl substituted cathinones have been proven to …

Pharmacological assays carried out in transfected cells have been very useful for describing
the mechanism of action of cathinone new psychoactive substances (NPS). These in vitro …

Cathinones are amphetamine-type substances with a β-keto substitution, typically emerging
as drugs of abuse among novel psychoactive substances (NPS). In vitro screenings have …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Here, we have compared the neurochemical profile of
three new cathinones, butylone, mephedrone and methylone, in terms of their potential to …

Synthetic cathinones are the second most commonly seized new psychoactive substance
family in Europe. These compounds have been related to several intoxication cases …

Psychoactive β-keto amphetamines (cathinones) are sold as “bath salts” or “legal highs” and
recreationally abused. We characterized the pharmacology of a new series of cathinones …

Rationale Synthetic cathinones continue to emerge in recreational drug markets worldwide.
1-(1, 3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(methylamino) butan-1-one (butylone) and 1-(1, 3-benzodioxol-5 …

Changes in the molecular structure of synthetic cathinones has led to an increase in the
number of novel emerging drugs in the illicit drug market at an unprecedented rate …