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'''3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone''' (also known as '''MDPV''' and imprecisely as '''Bath Salts''', among many others) is a novel, extremely potent synthetic [[psychoactive class::stimulant]] substance of the [[substituted cathinone|cathinone]] and [[substituted pyrrolidine|pyrrolidine]] chemical classes that produces states of | '''3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone''' (also known as '''MDPV''' and imprecisely as '''Bath Salts''', among many others) is a novel, extremely potent synthetic [[psychoactive class::stimulant]] substance of the [[substituted cathinone|cathinone]] and [[substituted pyrrolidine|pyrrolidine]] chemical classes that produces states of extreme [[Euphoria|stimulant euphoria]], [[disinhibition]], and [[Increased libido|sexual arousal]] when [[Routes of administration|administered]]. MDPV is thought to act primarily as a [[norepinephrine]]-[[dopamine]] [[reuptake inhibitor]] (NDRI) and possesses powerful euphoric [[stimulant]] qualities. It was first developed in the 1960s by a team at Boehringer Ingelheim.<ref>US Patent 3478050 - 1-(3',4'-methylenedioxy-phenyl)-2-pyrrolidino-alkanones-(1) | https://www.google.com/patents/US3478050</ref> | ||
MDPV remained an obscure stimulant until around 2004, when it was reportedly first made available to the public as a [[designer drug]]. Products labeled as "bath salts" containing MDPV were previously sold as recreational drugs in gas stations and convenience stores in the United States, similar to the marketing strategy of [[Synthetic cannabinoids|Spice and K2]] as incense.{{citation needed}} | MDPV remained an obscure stimulant until around 2004, when it was reportedly first made available to the public as a [[designer drug]]. Products labeled as "bath salts" containing MDPV were previously sold as recreational drugs in gas stations and convenience stores in the United States, similar to the marketing strategy of [[Synthetic cannabinoids|Spice and K2]] as incense.{{citation needed}} |