3-Fluoroamphetamine
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3-Fluoroamphetamine is a stimulant
drug from the amphetamine
family which acts as a monoamine releaser
with similar potency to methamphetamine
but more selectivity for dopamine
and noradrenaline release over serotonin
. It is self-administered by mice to a similar extent to related drugs such as 4-fluoroamphetamine and 3-methylamphetamine.
Stimulant
Stimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others...
drug from the amphetamine
Amphetamine
Amphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...
family which acts as a monoamine releaser
Releasing agent
A releasing agent , or simply releaser, is a drug that induces the release of a neurotransmitter from the presynaptic neuron into the synapse, leading to an increase in the extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter. Many drugs use neurotransmitter release to exert their psychological and...
with similar potency to methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
but more selectivity for dopamine
Dopamine
Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter present in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. In the brain, this substituted phenethylamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating the five known types of dopamine receptors—D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5—and their...
and noradrenaline release over serotonin
Serotonin
Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Biochemically derived from tryptophan, serotonin is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract, platelets, and in the central nervous system of animals including humans...
. It is self-administered by mice to a similar extent to related drugs such as 4-fluoroamphetamine and 3-methylamphetamine.
See also
- 2-Fluoroamphetamine2-Fluoroamphetamine2-Fluoroamphetamine is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family which has rarely been sold as a designer drug. In addition, both 2-fluorophenethylamine and amphetamine have been found to act as potent agonists at the trace amine-associated receptor TAAR1, making it likely that...
(2-FA) - 3-Fluoroethamphetamine3-Fluoroethamphetamine3-Fluoroethamphetamine is a stimulant drug which acts as a releaser of the monoamine neurotransmitters noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin...
(FEA) - 3-Hydroxyamphetamine (Gepefrine)
- 3-Methylamphetamine3-Methylamphetamine3-Methylamphetamine is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family. It is self-administered by mice to a similar extent to 4-fluoroamphetamine and has comparable properties as a monoamine releaser, although with a more balanced release of all three monoamines, as opposed to the more...
(3-MA) - 3-Methoxyamphetamine3-Methoxyamphetaminemeta-Methoxyamphetamine , also known as 3-methoxyamphetamine , is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family...
(3-MeOA) - 3-TrifluoromethylamphetamineNorfenfluramineNorfenfluramine is a psychoactive drug which functions as a serotonin releasing agent and potent 5HT2B receptor agonist. The action of norfenfluramine on 5HT2B receptors on heart valves leads to a characteristic pattern of heart failure following proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts on the...
(Norfenfluramine) - 4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA)