Bath salts & plant food Flashcards
what kind of drug are bath salts (depressants or stimulating)
stimulant
why have bath salts become popular
they are alternatives to drugs like cocaine and MDMA
what is the deal with MDPV
it is a kind of bath salt that caused 100+ deaths
is there only 1 type of bath salts (explain)
no, the types in circulation change over time (as one becomes illegal, a new type emerges)
has there been clinical testing on bath salts
no
what is the reputation of bath salts
dangerous drugs that can harm or kill the user
what is cathinone
naturally occurring drug found in the plant khat
why is khat illegal in many countries
it is used as a stimulant and has caused many hospitlizations
what are synthetic cathinones
a khat derivative
what is mephedrone
one of the first reported components of bath salts
what is another name for 4-methylmethcathinone
mephedrone
why were synthetic cathinones first made
because khat has become illegal (it contains the stimulant cathinone)
what kind of drug are cathinone (depressants or stimulating)
stimulating
what are beta ketonated amphetamines
cathionone and its derivative
what do you call cathionone and its derivatives
beta ketonated amphetamines
what is the difference with cathionine and amphetamine (structure)
just a ketone group
how does the polarity of cathionone compare to amphetamines +why
more polar because of the ketone
what is mephedrone (compared to cathionone)
semi-synthetic derived from cathionone
which was the first bath salt that became popular
mephedrone
what are the 3 most popular bath salts
mephedrone, methylone, MDPV
how does the ability of of cathionone to cross the BBB compare to amphetamines +why
it is slower (because more polar from ketone)
how does the structure of methylone compare to mephedrone
it has a methylenedioxy ring instead of the methyl group
how does the structure of MDPV compare to mephedrone
it has an extra methylenedioxy ring (instead of the methyl group), pyrrolidine ring and ethyl group
what do mephedrone, methylone, MDPV do to the sympathetic system and how
produce excitation by increase DA NA levels via transporter effects
what is excited delirius syndrome (psychological symptoms)
violence, homicidal combative behvarious, self-mutilation, excited delirium syndrome
what is excited delirius syndrome (physiological symptoms)
hyperthermia, rapid breathing (tachypnea), tachycardia then (suddenly go limp) bradycardia, cardiac arrest, death
what links to the sudden change in the effects of mephedrone, methylone, MDPV
ability to increase NA levels by blocking its transporter
what is the effect of MDPV at low doses
stimulants
what is the effect of MDPV at high doses
bizarre behaviours
what are the 2 main methods of administration
dip keys into powder and snorting
wrapping powder in cig paper and swallow
how do they administer it to get a quick onset with prolonged effects
by snorting and injesting
which salt produces effects at very small doses (5mg) and why
MDPV, high lipophilicity
what is the rate of onset and offset of MDPV and why
fast because its highly lipophilic
how long is the duration of MDPV and why
short because highly lipophilic (fast on fast off)
what is a short-hand notation of flakka
alpha-PVP
what is the “new 2nd gen” of bath salts
flakka
how expensive is flakka
quite cheap, less than 5$
when was flakka introduced (why was it introduced)
when first gen drugs were made illegal
what are 2 other chemicals from the flakka family
alpha-PPP and alpha-PBP
what makes alpha-PVP, alpha-PPP and alpha-PBP different
the length of their carbon tail
what is the difference with MDPV and alpha-PVP
no methylenedioxy ring
why is flakka more lipid soluble than the cathionones
because of the tertiary nitrogen of the pyrrolidine ring
what does a shorter chain of ( PVP vs PBP vs PPP ) change
the potency at DAT and SERT
what is the difference with methcathionone and mephedrone
an extra methyl group
what is the difference with methcathionone and methylone
a methylenedioxy ring
what is the difference with methcathionone and MDPV
pyrrolidine ring
methylenedioxy ring
ethyl group
What is a buck?
A duck
What is a Duck?
a buck?
How many?
1
What colour is a frog
Geen yeyyo belly
How is a frog yeyyo belly?
buck hugs
What is a BUCKO BERRY?
:D
which bath salt is faster than amphetamines to cross the BBB and why
MDPV and its derivatives
because of the tertiary amino group
does flakka cross lipids easier or harder than other cathionones and why
easier because of a tertiary nitrogen
why does flakka cross lipids easier than other cathionones
tertiary nitrogen
is flakka or cathinones more potent and why
flakka because they have the tertiary nitrogen group
order alpha- PBP PPP and PVP order from longest CH3 chain to shorters
PVP
PBP
PPP
what happens if you remove a methyl group from alpha-PVP
you get alpha PBP
what happens if you remove a methyl group from alpha-PBP
you get alpha PPP