4-Fluoroethylphenidate (4F-EPH) is a recreational

designer drug A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. ...

from the phenidate family, with

stimulant Stimulants (also known as central nervous system stimulants, or psychostimulants, or colloquially as uppers) are a class of drugs that increase alertness. They are used for various purposes, such as enhancing attention, motivation, cognition, ...

effects. It was first identified in France in March 2016. It has been used as a

nootropic Nootropics ( or ) (colloquially brain supplements, smart drugs, cognitive enhancers, memory enhancers, or brain boosters) are chemical substances which purportedly improve cognitive functions, such as attention, memory, wakefulness, and self ...

drug, and was made illegal in the UK in 2017, and in Sweden in 2018.

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2-Benzylpiperidines Carboxylate esters Designer drugs Ethyl esters Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors Stimulants 2-Piperidinyl compounds {{nervous-system-drug-stub

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