Pharmacological effects of methylone and MDMA in humans

• Main Authors: Lourdes Poyatos (Author), Clara Pérez-Mañá (Author), Olga Hladun (Author), Melani Núñez-Montero (Author), Georgina de la Rosa (Author), Soraya Martín (Author), Ana Maria Barriocanal (Author), Lydia Carabias (Author), Benjamin Kelmendi (Author), Omayema Taoussi (Author), Francesco Paolo Busardò (Author), Francina Fonseca (Author), Marta Torrens (Author), Simona Pichini (Author), Magí Farré (Author), Esther Papaseit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methylone is one of the most common synthetic cathinones popularized as a substitute for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, midomafetamine) owing to its similar effects among users. Both psychostimulants exhibit similar chemistry (i.e., methylone is a β-keto analog of MDMA) and mechanisms of a...