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Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > designer drugs
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designer drugs

Definition:
Drugs designed and synthesized, often for illegal street use, by modification of existing drug structures (e.g., amphetamines). Of special interest are MPTP (a reverse ester of meperidine), MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Many drugs act on the aminergic system, the physiologically active biogenic amines.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
drugs
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • customized drugs
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/305978
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-07-31, last modified 2017-11-10