Letters
Second generation mephedrone
The confusing case of NRG-1
BMJ 2010; 341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3564 (Published 06 July 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;341:c3564
- Simon D Brandt, senior lecturer in analytical chemistry1,
- Harry R Sumnall, reader in substance use2,
- Fiona Measham, senior lecturer in criminology3,
- Jon Cole, reader in psychology4
- 1School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF
- 2Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ
- 3Department of Applied Social Science, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YT
- 4School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA
- s.brandt{at}ljmu.ac.uk
Since the recent ban on mephedrone,1 2several alternative products have been introduced on internet websites. One of the most prominently discussed second generation products is Energy 1 (NRG-1), also advertised as naphyrone (naphthylpyrovalerone, O-2482), which originated from a group of compounds previously described in the medicinal chemistry …
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