ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Necrosis, Reuptake, Methamphetamine
Document Summary
What is mephedrone and why is it called plant food: mephedrone = a synthetic derivative of cathinone (active ingredient in the east. Promotion of dopamine/noradrenaline (and possibly serotonin) release its subjective effects seem to be partway between ecstasy and cocaine. Seems to be more acute if people sniff the drug rather than earing it (drug reaches the brain faster by sniffing) The designer drug problem reason of frequent consumption of mephedrone before its prohibition: no existence of cocaine and ecstasy of good quality/purity => mephedrone was at least. 95 % pure the designer drug problem: as fast as government can legislate against known drugs, chemists around the world design new compounds specifically to get around the law. The very least we ought to know about a drug before changing its legal status: pharmacology. What receptors, transporters and enzymes are relevant to this drug? (tests should take less than 4 weeks. : basic toxicology.
