Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (EBDB; Ethyl-J) is a lesser-known entactogen,

stimulant Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...

, and

psychedelic Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips").Pollan, Michael (2018). ''How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of ...

. It is the ''N''-

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analogue of benzodioxylbutanamine (BDB; "J"), and also the α-

analogue of

methylenedioxyethylamphetamine 3,4-Methylenedioxy-''N''-ethylamphetamine (MDEA; also called MDE and colloquially, Eve) is an empathogenic psychoactive drug. MDEA is a substituted amphetamine and a substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine. MDEA acts as a serotonin, norepine ...

(MDEA; "Eve"). EBDB was first synthesized by

Alexander Shulgin Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamph ...

. In his book '' PiHKAL'', the minimum dosage consumed was 90 mg, and the duration is unknown.Ethyl-J Entry in ''PiHKAL''
/ref> EBDB produced few to no effects at the dosage range tested in ''PiHKAL'', but at higher doses of several hundred milligrams it produces euphoric effects similar to those of methylbenzodioxylbutanamine (MBDB; "Eden", "Methyl-J"), although milder and shorter lasting. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of EBDB.

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