N-Ethylheptylone Explained

N-Ethylheptylone (HEP) is a recreational designer drug from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It is a homologue of related drugs such as ethylone, eutylone, ephylone and N-ethylhexylone but with a longer heptyl side chain. It was first reported in Sweden in 2019.^[1]

See also

• α-PEP
• 3F-NEH
• 4F-PV9
• MDPHP
• MDPEP
• N-Ethylheptedrone

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 .