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Synthetic Cathinones: Neurotoxic Health Hazards and Potential for Abuse
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Synthetic cathinones (SCs) represent an alternative to the prevailing array of drugs of abuse, with this being attributable to a variety of factors pertaining to reward/reinforcement potency, apparent but not necessarily lower toxicity risk, and easy access in “alternative” marketplaces. SCs retain distinctive neuropharmacological profiles and the induction of a disparate behavioral spectrum relating to locomotor activity, learning effectiveness, anxiety, thermoregulation, and abuse liability.
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Synthetic cathinones Reward Self-administration Neurotoxicity Health hazardsReferences
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