Effects of “Legal X” Piperazine Analogs on Dopamine and Serotonin Release in Rat Brain
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences October 1, 2004 Michael H. Baumann, Robert D. Clark, Allison G. Budzynski et al. 71 citations
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a popular illicit drug that evokes transporter-mediated release of serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) from nerve cells. Recently, drug users have ingested combinations of the piperazine analogs, 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) and 1-(m-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP), in an attempt to mimic the subjective effects of MDMA. In the present study, we...