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'''Methcathinone''' (also known as '''Ephedrone | '''Methcathinone''' (also known as '''Ephedrone''' and '''MCAT''') is a synthetic [[psychoactive class::stimulant]] substance of the [[chemical class::cathinone]] chemical class. It produces standard [[amphetamine|amphetamine-like]] stimulant effects. It is similar to the [[cathinone]] compounds found in the [[khat]] plant of eastern Africa and [[mephedrone]] in its structure and effects. | ||
==History and culture== | |||
Methcathinone was first synthesized in 1928 in the USA and it was used in the Soviet Union as an antidepressant. It is common in central and eastern Europe, often sold as the more well known [[mephedrone]] or synthesized from OTC drugs containing [[ephedrine]] or [[pseudoephedrine]]. | Methcathinone was first synthesized in 1928 in the USA and it was used in the Soviet Union as an antidepressant. It is common in central and eastern Europe, often sold as the more well known [[mephedrone]] or synthesized from OTC drugs containing [[ephedrine]] or [[pseudoephedrine]]. | ||
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==Toxicity and harm potencial== | ==Toxicity and harm potencial== | ||
===Neuro toxicity=== | ===Neuro toxicity=== | ||
Illicit methcathinone manufactured using potassium permanganate oxidation of [[ephedrine]] or [[pseudoephedrine]] has been connected with neurotoxicity caused by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganese manganese] poisoning.<ref>https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa072488</ref> | Illicit methcathinone manufactured using potassium permanganate oxidation of [[ephedrine]] or [[pseudoephedrine]] has been connected with neurotoxicity caused by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganese manganese] poisoning.<ref>https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa072488</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Responsible use]] | *[[Responsible use]] | ||
*[[Stimulants]] | *[[Stimulants]] | ||
*[[Substituted cathinone|Cathinones]] | *[[Substituted cathinone|Cathinones]] | ||
*[[Mephedrone]] | *[[Mephedrone]] | ||
*[[3-MMC]] | *[[3-MMC]] | ||
*[[Ethcathinone]] | *[[Ethcathinone]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Pseudoephedrine]] | ||
===Experience reports=== | ===Experience reports=== | ||
{{Experience reports|erowid_experience_substance_label=Methcathinone}} | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methcathinone Methcathinone (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methcathinone Methcathinone (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://isomerdesign.com/PiHKAL/explore.php?id=2003 Methcathinone (Isomer Design)] | *[https://isomerdesign.com/PiHKAL/explore.php?id=2003 Methcathinone (Isomer Design)] | ||
*[https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15339 Methcathinone (DrugBank)] | *[https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15339 Methcathinone (DrugBank)] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Stimulant]] | [[Category:Stimulant]] | ||
[[Category:Proofread]] | [[Category:Proofread]] | ||
[[Substitutions::H,H,H,H,H,CH<sub>3</sub>,H]] | |||