Analysis of Newly Distributed Designer Drugs Detected in the Products Purchased in Fiscal Year 2008
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI February 1, 2010 Nahoko Uchiyama, Norimasa Miyazawa, Maiko Kawamura et al. 16 citations
By July 2009, Japan had designated 40 psychoactive substances (including 12 tryptamines, 17 phenethylamines, 3 piperazines, 6 alkyl nitrites, 1 diterpene, and 1 plant) as controlled substances under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law to prevent abuse. Despite these controls, new designer drugs continue to appear in the illegal market. Analysis of two products purchased in Japan between October 2008 and February 2009 identified four compounds: three phenethylamine derivatives—N-Me-2-FMP, ALEPH-4, and DON—and one tryptamine derivative, 5-MeO-EPT. N-Me-2-FMP and 5-MeO-EPT were newly identified, while ALEPH-4 and DON were found as novel illegal drugs in Japan.