Laura L Erwin

Atypical binding at dopamine and serotonin transporters contribute to the discriminative stimulus effects of mephedrone.

Neuropharmacology June 2017 Alyssa F DeLarge, Laura L Erwin, Peter J Winsauer

Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone), a constituent of the recreational substances known as "bath salts", is a synthetic cathinone that can produce auditory and visual hallucinations, as well as problematic cardiovascular effects. This study compared the discriminative stimulus effects of mephedrone (0.32-10 mg/kg) with other prototypical drugs of abuse: cocaine (0.56-32 mg/kg), d-amphetamine...