N-Ethylheptedrone Explained

N-Ethylheptedrone is a recreational designer drug from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It is a homologue of related drugs such as ethcathinone, N-ethylbuphedrone and N-ethylhexedrone but with a longer pentyl side chain. It was first identified in Hungary in 2019,^{[1] [2]} and has since been reported in New Zealand.^[3]

See also

• α-PEP
• 3F-NEH
• 4F-POP
• Ephylone
• N-Ethylpentedrone
• N-Ethylhexylone
• N-Ethylheptylone

Notes and References

1. Book: New psychoactive substances: global markets, glocal threats and the COVID-19 pandemic. An update from the EU Early Warning System . European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction . Luxembourg . Publications Office of the European Union . December 2020 . 10.2810/921262 . 9789294975584 .
2. Lajtai A, Mayer M, Lakatos Á, Kuzma M, Miseta A . New psychoactive versus conventional stimulants - a ten-year review of casework in Hungary . Legal Medicine . Tokyo, Japan . 47 . 101780 . November 2020 . 32882537 . 10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101780 . 221496728 . free .
3. Web site: New cathinone N-Ethylheptedrone detected. . Drug Information and Alerts . Aotearoa New Zealand . 29 June 2020 .