| Title |
Recreational Use of Mephedrone (4-Methylmethcathinone, 4-MMC) with Associated Sympathomimetic Toxicity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Toxicology, April 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13181-010-0018-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David M. Wood, Susannah Davies, Malgorzata Puchnarewicz, Jenny Button, Roland Archer, Hanna Ovaska, John Ramsey, Terry Lee, David W. Holt, Paul I. Dargan |
| Abstract |
Cathinone is a pharmacologically active alkaloid that can be extracted from the leaves of the khat plant (Catha edulis). There are synthetic derivatives of cathinone entering the recreational drug market, including mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone, 4-MMC). There are discrepancies in the legal status of both the khat plant and its extracted alkaloids between the UK and the USA. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 124 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 120 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 16% |
| Researcher | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 24 | 19% |
| Unknown | 18 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 29 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 18% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 13 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Psychology | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 14% |
| Unknown | 27 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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#1,989,545
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#158
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#7,381
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#6
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