4-Methylmethamphetamine
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4-Methylmethamphetamine (4-MMA) is a putative stimulant
and entactogen drug
of the amphetamine
class. It is the β-deketo
analogue of mephedrone.
Stimulant
Stimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others...
and entactogen drug
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
of the amphetamine
Substituted amphetamine
Substituted amphetamines are a chemical class of stimulants, entactogens, hallucinogens, and other drugs. They feature a phenethylamine core with a methyl group attached to the alpha carbon resulting in amphetamine, along with additional substitutions...
class. It is the β-deketo
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of atoms and groups of atoms. It features a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology...
analogue of mephedrone.
See also
- 4-Methylamphetamine4-Methylamphetamine4-Methylamphetamine is a stimulant and anorectic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes....
(4-MA) - 4-Methylmethcathinone4-MethylmethcathinoneMephedrone, also known as 4-methylmethcathinone , or 4-methylephedrone, is a synthetic stimulant and entactogen drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes. Slang names include meph, drone, and MCAT. It is reportedly manufactured in China and is chemically similar to the cathinone compounds found...
(4-MMC) - 3-Methoxymethamphetamine3-Methoxymethamphetamine3-Methoxymethamphetamine , is an amphetamine-derived stimulant drug, which is most closely related to 3-methoxyamphetamine and PMMA and shares similar monoamine releasing effects, although its effects have not been studied so extensively as other related drugs.- See also :* PMA* Fenfluramine*...
(MMMA) - 4-Methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA)
- 4-Fluoromethamphetamine4-Fluoromethamphetamine4-Fluoromethamphetamine is a stimulant drug related to methamphetamine and 4-fluoroamphetamine. It has been reported to be sold on the illicit market as a controlled substance analogue, but little is known about its pharmacology or toxicology as yet. It became a controlled drug in Japan in 2006...
(4-FMA)