''para''-Chloromethamphetamine (also known as 4-chloromethamphetamine and 4-CMA) is a
stimulant that is the ''N''-methyl derivative and prodrug of the neurotoxic drug
''para''-chloroamphetamine (4-CA). It has been found to decrease
serotonin in rats. Further investigation into the long-term effects of chloroamphetamines discovered that administration of 4-CMA caused a prolonged reduction in the levels of
serotonin and the activity of
tryptophan hydroxylase
Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is an enzyme () involved in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Tyrosine hydroxylase, phenylalanine hydroxylase, and tryptophan hydroxylase together constitute the family of biopterin-dependent aro ...
in the brain one month after injection of a single dose of the drug.
Another study on rats found that 4-chloromethamphetamine was more potent at inducing conditioned taste aversion than
methamphetamine.
4-Chloromethamphetamine was further investigated in the 1960s along with 4-CA and it was noted that they differed from their parent
amphetamine and methamphetamine substances by exhibiting only a slight central stimulant effect in both animals and humans and that they acted like
antidepressants rather than stimulants.
4-Chloromethamphetamine was identified outside of the laboratory for the first time at the Tomorrowland festival edition 2015, where a tablet was found in possession of a drug dealer (see picture).
See also
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3-Chloromethamphetamine
3-Chloromethamphetamine (3-CMA) is a substituted amphetamine derivative invented in the 1960s. In animal studies it was deemed to be a "hallucinogen" rather than a stimulant, though the assays used at the time did not distinguish between the comp ...
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4-Bromoamphetamine
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4-Fluoroamphetamine
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; 4-FMP; PAL-303; "Flux"), also known as ''para''-fluoroamphetamine (PFA) is a psychoactive research chemical of the phenethylamine and substituted amphetamine chemical classes. It produces stimulant and entactogenic ef ...
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4-Fluoromethamphetamine
4-Fluoromethamphetamine (4-FMA) is a stimulant drug related to methamphetamine and 4-fluoroamphetamine. It has been reported to be sold as a designer drug, but little is known about its pharmacology or toxicology. It was first detected from lega ...
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4-Iodoamphetamine
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