1-phenylethylamines: a new series of illicit drugs?
Since 1993 many seizures of 1-phenylethylamine have been made in several European countries. It was originally thought that 1-phenylethylamine had been made in error, but later information suggested that it had been prepared deliberately. The related compounds, 1-amino-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethane and 1-methylamino-1-phenylethane and the 1-propanamine isomer of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, have also occurred in isolated cases. Analytical data are presented on these amines as well as a number of Leuckart impurities in 1-phenylethylamine. The pharmacological effects of these substances are largely unknown.
King
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Drugs Intelligence Laboratory, Forensic Science Service, Aldermaston, Reading, UK.
Poortman-van der Meer
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Huizer
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D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000737:chemistry*; D005060:Europe; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D015198:Designer Drugs; D010627:Phenethylamines