Mephedrone

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Félix Carvalho (Author) FFUP; Helena Carmo (Author) FFUP; Márcia Carvalho (Author) Other; Maria Pinho (Author) FFUP; Fernando Remião (Author) FFUP; Maria de Lurdes Bastos (Author) FFUP

Book

Title: Encyclopedia of Toxicology: Third Edition

Pages: 194-196

ISBN: 9780123864543; 9780123864550

Indexing

Scopus - 0 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Health sciences

CORDIS: Health sciences > Pharmacological sciences > Toicology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-QPY

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386454-3.01189-1

Abstract (EN): Mephedrone is a synthetic ring-substituted cathinone closely related to phenethylamine stimulants. Currently under control in several countries, it is used in recreational settings, marketed as a legal 'high.' Mephedrone shares the pharmacotoxicological features of classical amphetamines. Severe intoxications and deaths are well documented. Clinical management relies only on empirical measures. Confirmation of intoxication demands GC- or LC-MS methodologies for specific screening and quantification of the drug in biological specimens.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific