Behavioral NeuroscienceOctober 1, 2024Dong-Hyun Youn, Cheolmin Jo, Jin Mook Kim et al.1 citation
An N-protected methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (t-BOC-3,4-MDMA), contains tert-butoxycarbonyl and can remain undetected in the illicit drug market. It is a new type of precursor substance that is not a chemical intermediate and can be converted into a controlled substance, MDMA, by deprotection of the N-tert-butoxycarbonyl group....
Brain SciencesNovember 2, 2022Cheolmin Jo, Hyejin Joo, Dong-Hyun Youn et al.
The drug 25H-NBOMe is a new psychoactive substance (NPS). The use of these substances is likely to pose a threat to public health because they elicit effects similar to those of known psychoactive substances with similar chemical structures. However, data regarding the abuse potential of 25H-NBOMe are lacking. Here, we evaluated the abuse liability of 25H-NBOMe in rodents. The rewarding and...
Dissociative-based new psychoactive substances (NPSs) are increasingly available through the Internet, and public health problems related to the recreational use of these substances have been increasing globally. Two such NPSs are deschloroketamine and diphenidine, which are primarily used recreationally as ketamine substitutes. However, there is little scientific evidence to describe the...