''N''-Ethyl-1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (EBDP; Ethyl-K; 3,4-methylenedioxy-''N''-ethyl-α-propylphenethylamine) is a
psychoactive drug
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and member of the
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which acts as an
entactogen,
psychedelic, and
stimulant. It is the ''N''-
ethyl analog
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of
1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (BDP; K). Ethyl-K was first
synthesized by
Alexander Shulgin. In his book ''
PiHKAL'' ("Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved"), the minimum
dosage is listed as 40 mg and the
duration
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is unknown. Very little is known about the
pharmacology,
pharmacokinetics,
effect
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s, and
toxicity
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of Ethyl-K.
Legality
United Kingdom
This substance is a Class A drug in the
Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act
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.
See also
*
Methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine (MBDP; Methyl-K)
*
Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (EBDB; Ethyl-J)
*
Ephylone
''N''-Ethylpentylone (β-keto-ethylbenzodioxolylpentanamine, βk-ethyl-K, βk-EBDP, ephylone) is a substituted cathinone and stimulant drug which was developed in the 1960s.
It has been reported as a novel designer drug in several countries in ...
(βk-Ethyl-K)
References
Psychedelic phenethylamines
Benzodioxoles
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