Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
August 1, 2025
Yue Xiao, Shuai Yuan, Ruxin Luo et al.
3 citations
The rapid global spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in recent years has become an issue in many countries. One emerging technology that can provide early warnings and assessments of drug situations is the monitoring of NPS in wastewater. In this study, we developed and optimized a high-throughput qualitative screening method based on direct injection that enabled the simultaneous...
Behavioural Pharmacology
July 7, 2025
Kaixi Li, Nan Li, Yuanyuan Chen et al.
Alpha-methyltryptamine (AMT), 5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine (5-MeO-AMT), and 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DiPT) are synthetic tryptamines with hallucinogenic-like properties that are widely abused worldwide. There, however, has been a paucity of research and a lack of available data on their pharmacological properties. The objective of this study was to investigate the safety...
Neuroscience Research
July 1, 2025
Kaixi Li, Nan Li, Yuanyuan Chen et al.
1 citation
Alpha-methyltryptamine (AMT), 5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine (5-MeO-AMT), and 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DiPT) are three synthetic tryptamines with hallucinogenic properties that are widely abused worldwide. The hallucinogenic effects of tryptamines are primarily related to activation of the 5-HT receptor, and among the many subtypes of 5-HT receptors, the 5-HT2A receptor is...
Addiction Biology
May 1, 2022
Feng Li, Han Du, Bo Wu et al.
16 citations
2-Fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK) as a substitute for ketamine has emerged among drug abusers in recent years. However, 2-FDCK has not been controlled or regulated in many countries, which may be partly related to the lack of evidence on its abuse potential. In this study, we evaluated the abuse potential of 2-FDCK via the tests of the conditioned place preference (CPP), locomotor...
Journal of Chromatography B
March 2, 2022
Shuo Yang, Yan Shi, Zhuonan Chen et al.
13 citations
Mescaline, a natural alkaloid found in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii) in the Americas, has gradually become a drug of abuse in China because of its psychedelic properties. Its intake may lead to hallucinations and confusion or even be life-threatening. Mescaline is classified as a class Ⅰ psychotropic drug in China, which means its use in medicine or scientific research is under...