Metaphedrone (3-Methylmethcathinone): Pharmacological, Clinical, and Toxicological Profile

<i>Introduction:</i> Synthetic cathinones are a group of novel psychoactive substances used as an alternative to classical recreational drugs. As a result of legal prohibitions on older generations of these compounds, new formulations appeared on the drug market. One of them is metaphedr...

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Main Authors:	Igor Kelečević, Ana-Marija Vejnović, Jovan Javorac, Nemanja Gvozdenović, Nataša Janjić, Vesna Mijatović Jovin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:	Medicina
Subjects:	metaphedrone 3-methylmethcathinone 3-MMC synthetic cathinones intoxication
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/466

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