Ortetamine (
INN
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...
), also known as 2-methylamphetamine, is a
stimulant
Stimulants (also known as central nervous system stimulants, or psychostimulants, or colloquially as uppers) are a class of drugs that increase alertness. They are used for various purposes, such as enhancing attention, motivation, cognition, ...
drug
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via insufflation (medicine), inhalation, drug i ...
of the
amphetamine
Amphetamine (contracted from Alpha and beta carbon, alpha-methylphenethylamine, methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, an ...
class. In animal drug discrimination tests it substituted for
dextroamphetamine
Dextroamphetamine (international nonproprietary name, INN: dexamfetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and enantiomer of amphetamine that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narc ...
more closely than either
3- or
4-methylamphetamine, although with only around 1/10 the potency of dextroamphetamine itself.
Legal status
Sweden's public health agency classified 2-MA as a narcotic substance, on January 18, 2019.
Ortetamine is an isomer of Methamphetamine, therefore, a Schedule II Controlled Substance in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
.
See also
*
2-Fluoroamphetamine
*
2-Methylmethcathinone
*
2-Me-PVP
*
3-Methylamphetamine
*
4-Methylamphetamine
*
2-Methoxymethamphetamine
References
Designer drugs
Substituted amphetamines
Norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
{{nervous-system-drug-stub