nps
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novel psychoactive substances (NPS)
- see also:
Introduction
- many of these drugs are transient on the marketplace
- in 2021, the Victorian Coroner had identified 5 recent cases of deaths from 25C-NBOme and 5-flouroamphetamine with the victims thinking they were taking ecstasy or psilocybin.
25C-NBOme
- a designer NPS in the class N methoxybenzyl substituted 2C phenylethylamine hallucinogens
- street names include: “C-Boom”, “Cimbi-82”, “Pandora”, “Dime”
- available as powder, pills or as blotting paper
- highly potent
- can be taken by placement under tongue or in cheek, swallowed or by nasal ingestion
- can cause severe hallucinogenic effects, such as extreme patterning, vibrant coloring, euphoria, acceleration of thought and time distortion
- potential complications:
- hyperthermia
- seizures
- metabolic acidosis
- rhabdomyolysis and hyperkaelamia
- organ failure
- death
5-flouroamphetamine (4-FA or 4-FMP)
- known as “Flux”, “FIFA”
- psycomotor stimulant 1st synthesized in the 1940s
- has been found in products sold as ecstasy and amphetamine powders, and as an adulterant
- may be able to act as a monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
- acts similar to cocaine and amphetamines, and increases extracellular levels of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin.
- severe toxity may cause:
- severe cardiovascular complications
- intracerebral haemorrhage
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