Four fatalities involving 5-IT.
Journal of analytical toxicology September 1, 2013 L Nitin Seetohul, Derrick J Pounder 38 citations
Four deaths are associated with the new designer stimulant 5-(2-aminopropyl)indole (5-IT), an indole derivative first synthesized in 1962. In three cases, 5-IT was detected in femoral blood at concentrations ranging from 0.4 to 10 mg/L, often alongside other drugs such as MDMA, 6-APB, amphetamine, and methylone. One death was attributed solely to 5-IT toxicity; two deaths were attributed to toxic cocktail effects of multiple drugs; and one death was attributed to drug toxicity with an indeterminate role of epilepsy. A validated high-performance liquid chromatography method for quantitating 5-IT is also reported.