The Use of Synthetic Cathinones and Tryptamines in a Psychiatric Population
Journal of Forensic Toxicology and Pharmacology January 1, 2013 Lhsan M Salloum 1 citation
A new wave of designer drugs, synthetic cathinones (sold as "bath salts") and tryptamines, is emerging in emergency room patients and the community, producing toxic effects and disturbing psychopathological symptoms. Synthetic cathinones such as methylone, MDPV, mephedrone, and ethylone are synthetic modifications of the alkaloid cathinone from the khat plant. Tryptamines, including LSD, psilocybin, DMT, AMT, and 5MEODiPT, are psychedelic substances with hallucinogenic properties. This paper discusses these compounds and their impact on a psychiatric population.