Acute pharmacological effects of α-PVP in humans: a naturalistic observational study.
Frontiers in Pharmacology 2025 Georgina de la Rosa, Esther Papaseit, Olga Hladun et al. 7 citations
Alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP) is a commonly consumed analogue of pyrovalerone, a synthetic cathinone with psychostimulant properties similar to those of 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and cocaine. Since the pharmacology of α-PVP remains scarcely studied, we aimed to evaluate the acute pharmacological effects and its abuse potential in humans after intranasal administration. We...