Abuse Liability and Human Pharmacology of Mephedrone

Summary

The purposes of this study are 1) to evaluate the abuse liability and human pharmacology of mephedrone after oral administration and 2) to compare the pharmacological effects of mephedrone with those obtained after administration of oral 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy).

Timeline

Start

2014-09

Primary completion

2014-12

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Papaseit E, Perez-Mana C, Mateus JA, Pujadas M, Fonseca F, Torrens M, Olesti E, de la Torre R, Farre M. Human Pharmacology of Mephedrone in Comparison with MDMA. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Oct;41(11):2704-13. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.75. Epub 2016 May 20.

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