Benzylone (also known as 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-benzylcathinone or BMDP), is a recreational
designer drug from the
substituted cathinone
Substituted cathinones, which include some stimulants and entactogens, are derivatives of cathinone. They feature a phenethylamine core with an alkyl group attached to the alpha carbon, and a ketone group attached to the beta carbon, along ...
family, with
stimulant
Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...
effects. It has been commonly encountered in seizures of street drug samples but appears to have relatively low potency on its own, being mainly found as a component of mixtures with other related drugs.
Critical Review Report: 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-benzylcathinone (Benzylone, BMDP). World Health Organization. Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Forty-fourth Meeting, Geneva, 11-15 October 2021
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See also
* Benzedrone
Benzedrone (4-MBC) is a designer drug which has been found since 2010 as an ingredient in a number of " bath salt" mixes sold as recreational drugs.
See also
* Substituted cathinone
* Benzphetamine
* Benzylone
* Cyputylone
* 4-MEC
* Mephedrone ...
* Benzphetamine
Benzphetamine (brand name Didrex) is a substituted amphetamine used short-term along with a doctor-approved, reduced- calorie diet, exercise, and behavioral program for weight loss. It is prescribed for obesity to people who have been unable to ...
* MDBZ
Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine, abbreviated MDBZ, and systematically named 3,4-methylenedioxy-''N''-benzylamphetamine, is a psychedelic drug. It is the ''N''-benzyl derivative of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). MDBZ was first synthesized by ...
* Methylone
* Ethylone
Ethylone, also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-''N''-ethylcathinone (MDEC, βk-MDEA), is a recreational designer drug classified as an entactogen, stimulant, and psychedelic of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It is t ...
* Butylone
* Eutylone
Eutylone (also known as β-keto-1,3-benzodioxolyl-''N''-ethylbutanamine, bk-EBDB, and ''N''-ethylbutylone) is a stimulant and empathogenic compound developed in the 1960s, which is classified as a designer drug. It was first reported to the EMCD ...
* Pentylone
Pentylone (β-Keto-Methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine, βk-Methyl-K, βk-MBDP, methylenedioxypentedrone, or 1‐(3,4‐methylenedioxyphenyl)‐2‐(methylamino)pentan‐1‐one) is a stimulant developed in the 1960s. It is a substituted cathinone ( ...
* Ephylone
* Isohexylone
Isohexylone is a recreational designer drug from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It was first identified in the United Kingdom in June 2019.
See also
* Methylone
* 5-Methylethylone
* Butylone
* Desmethylsibutramine
* ...
* N-Ethylhexylone
References
Cathinones
Designer drugs
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