2-MAPB is a recreational designer drug with empathogenic effects. As with other related

substituted benzofuran The substituted benzofurans are a class of chemical compounds based on the heterocyclyc and polycyclic compound benzofuran. Many medicines use the benzofuran core as a scaffold, but most commonly the term is used to refer to the simpler compou ...

derivatives such as 6-APB and

5-MAPB 5-MAPB (1-(benzofuran-5-yl)-''N''-methylpropan-2-amine) is an entactogenic designer drug similar to MDMA in its structure and effects. Legal Status Canada 5-MAPB is not listed itself in the CDSA but since it is structurally related to MDMA it ...

, 2-MAPB is a monoamine releaser with some selectivity for

serotonin Serotonin () or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Its biological function is complex and multifaceted, modulating mood, cognition, reward, learning, memory, and numerous physiological processes such as vomiting and vas ...

release, generally similar in pharmacological profile to

MDMA 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly seen in Tablet (pharmacy), tablet form (ecstasy) and crystal form (molly or mandy), is a potent empathogen–entactogen with stimulant properties primarily used for Recreational dru ...

but with greater activity as a directly acting agonist of 5-HT₂ receptor subtypes and somewhat greater toxicity. 2-MAPB has been isolated from post-mortem toxicology screens in several drug-related fatal adverse reactions but generally only as a component of combinations of drugs, making it difficult to determine how much it contributed to the deaths. It is illegal in Japan.

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