5-(2-aminopropyl)indole: A new player in the drama of 'legal highs' alerts the community

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-57

  Katselou, Maria ^a   Papoutsis, Ioannis ^a   Nikolaou, Panagiota ^a   Spiliopoulou, Chara ^a   Athanaselis, Sotiris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

5 (2 aminopropyl)indole; 5 IT; Legal high; Legislation; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

5-(2-AMINOPROPYL)INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INDOLES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84921300776     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12136     Document Type: Review

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