ReviewLife sciences2014
Bath salts and synthetic cathinones: an emerging designer drug phenomenon.
Review in Life sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
101 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 346 citations in OpenAlex.
- Uncovering the Metabolic Footprint of New Psychoactive Substances by Metabolomics: A Systematic Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Synthetic Cathinones and Neurotoxicity Risks: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Proposing a "Brain Health Checkup (BHC)" as a Global Potential "Standard of Care" to Overcome Reward Dysregulation in Primary Care Medicine: Coupling Genetic Risk Testing and Induction of "Dopamine Homeostasis".International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A randomized trial of brief assessment interventions for young adults who use drugs in the club scene.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Trial
- 4-Bromomethcathinone (4-BMC) Revisited: The First Reported Fatal Case and Toxicological Insights.Metabolites · 2026Article
- The MDPV Derivative α-PHP Regulates Cellular Differentiation and Triggers Apoptotic Cell Death and Ultrastructural Changes in Murine 3D Neurospheres.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effect of Selected Cathinones on Natural Cell Membranes: Microelectrophoretic Methods.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- To better understand why people use new psychoactive substances in prison - outcomes of polish, qualitative study.Health & justice · 2026Article
- 3-CMC: Acute Effects in Male and Female Mice, Human Intoxication Case Series (Italy, 2014-2025), and Prediction of ADMET Properties.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Review
- Comprehensive evaluation of the toxicological effects of commonly encountered synthetic cathinones using in silico methods.Toxicology research · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Complexities of Medications, Substance Abuse, and Plants for Recreational and Narcotic Purposes: An In-Depth Analysis.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- From Psychoactivity to Antimicrobial Agents: Multifaceted Applications of Synthetic Cathinones andMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The entactogen 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) as a treatment aid in psychotherapy and its safety concerns.Archives of toxicology · 2024Review
- Exploring the topic structure and abuse trends of new psychoactive Substance since the 21st century from a bibliometric perspective.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Article
- α-Pyrrolidinohexanophenone (α-PHP) and α-Pyrrolidinoisohexanophenone (α-PiHP): A Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Designer Drug αPHP Affected Cell Proliferation and Triggered Deathly Mechanisms in Murine Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells.Biology · 2023Article
- Applications and Potential of In Silico Approaches for Psychedelic Chemistry.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Neuroprotective activity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles against methamphetamine-induced cell death in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Acute, chronic, and post-mortem toxicity: a review focused on three different classes of new psychoactive substances.Forensic toxicology · 2023Review
41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Synthetic cathinones are an emerging class of designer drugs abused for psychostimulant and hallucinogenic effects similar to cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), or other amphetamines. Abuse of synthetic cathinones, frequently included in products sold as 'bath salts', became prevalent in early 2009, leading to legislative classification throughout Europe in 2010 and schedule I classification within the United States in 2011. Recent pre-clinical and clinical studies indicate that dysregulation of central monoamine systems is a principal mechanism of synthetic cathinone action and presumably underlie the behavioral effects and abuse liability associated with these drugs. This review provides insight into the development of synthetic cathinones as substances of abuse, current patterns of their abuse, known mechanisms of their action and toxicology, and the benefits and drawbacks of their classification.
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