5F-AMB (also known as 5F-MMB-PINACA and 5F-AMB-PINACA) is an indazole-based synthetic

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from the indazole-3-carboxamide family, which has been used as an active ingredient in

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products. It was first identified in Japan in early 2014. Although only very little pharmacological information about 5F-AMB itself exists, its 4-cyanobutyl analogue (instead of 5-fluoropentyl) has been reported to be a potent

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for the CB₁ receptor (''K''_I = 0.7 nM).

Side effects

5F-AMB intoxication caused one fatality on its own, another through

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in combination with AB-CHMINACA,

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, 5F-APINACA, EAM-2201,

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, JWH-122, MAM-2201,

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and

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and another fatality in combination with AB-CHMINACA and Diphenidine.

Legality

In the United States, 5F-AMB is a

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. 5F-AMB is an Anlage II controlled substance in Germany as of May 2015. Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying 5F-AMB as hazardous substance on November 10, 2014. The state of Louisiana banned 5F-AMB through an emergency rule after it was detected in a

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product called "Kali Berry 2" on 3 June 2014. 5F-AMB is controlled by the Fifth Schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) in Singapore as of May 2015. 5F-AMB was also scheduled in Japan on July 25, 2014. As of October 2015 5F-AMB is a controlled substance in China. In December 2019, the

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announced scheduling recommendations placing 5F-MMB-PINACA as a Schedule II controlled

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References

{{Cannabinoids Cannabinoids Designer drugs Organofluorides Indazolecarboxamides

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