Toxicology Letters
November 1, 2021
K. S. Yoon, Hye Jin Cha, S. Choi et al.
Two new psychoactive substances (NPSs) classified as phenethylamines, namely 2-((2-(4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamino)methyl)phenol (25I-NBOH) and 2-(((2-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl)amino)methyl)phenol (25C-NBOH), are being abused by people seeking recreational hallucinogens. These NPSs may cause serious health problems as their adverse effects are not known in most cases....
Drug and chemical toxicology (New York, N.Y. 1978)
June 29, 2020
K. S. Yoon, Sun Mi Gu, Hye Jin Cha et al.
Abstract Abuse of new psychoactive substances is an emerging social problem. Several phenethylamines are internationally controlled substances as they are likely to be abused and have adverse effects. Phenethylamine analog 2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine (25I-NBOMe) has been reported as one of the most commonly abused psychoactive substance. However, the...
Toxicology Letters
November 6, 2019
K. S. Yoon, Jin-Moo Lee, Young-Hoon Kim et al.
Two synthetic tryptamines, namely [3-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-yl] acetate (4-AcO-DET) and 3-[2-[ethyl(methyl)amino]ethyl]-1H-indol-4-ol (4-HO-MET), are abused by individuals seeking recreational hallucinogens. These new psychoactive substances (NPSs) can cause serious health problems because their adverse effects are mostly unknown. In the present study, we evaluated the...
Toxicology Letters
April 1, 2019
K. S. Yoon, Jaesuk Yun, Young-Hoon Kim et al.
Two emerging psychoactive substances, 2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine (25D-NBOMe) and N-(2-methoxybenzyl)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chlorophenethylamine (25C-NBOMe), are being abused, leading to fatal and non-fatal intoxications. However, most of their adverse effects have been reported anecdotally. In the present study, cardiotoxicity was evaluated through...