Table 1.
Fourteen “legal high” products used in this study and their chemical compositions
| Sample | Product name | Chemical compositiona |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Bloom | Methedrone (34 %), pentedrone (29 %), ethcathinone (24 %), caffeine (13 %), isopentedrone (<1 %) |
| A2 | Blast | Flephedrone (87 %), caffeine (13 %) |
| A3 | Rush | Buphedrone (87 %), caffeine (13 %) |
| A4 | Crabby | 3,4-DMMC (>99 %) |
| A5 | Cyclop | 3,4-DMMC (>99 %) |
| A6 | Bliss | Methedrone (89 %), pentedrone (5 %), 3,4-DMMC (4 %), caffeine (<1 %), isopentedrone (<1 %) |
| A7 | Bliss | Methedrone (>99 %) |
| A8 | Charlie | Buphedrone (80 %), ethcathinone (19 %), caffeine (<1 %) |
| A9 | Charlie | Buphedrone (52 %), ethcathinone (48 %) |
| A10 | Blow | 4-MEC (86 %), MDPV (14 %), 3-MEC (<1 %) |
| A11 | Blow | 4-MEC (83 %), MDPV (8 %), caffeine (8 %), 3-MEC (<1 %) |
| A12 | Kick | Pentedrone (89 %), isopentedrone (11 %) |
| A13 | Kick | Buphedrone (80 %), caffeine (20 %) |
| A14 | Blissb | Methylone (<99 %) |
Reference standards also targeted: MDPV, 4-MEC, pentedrone, methylone
aThe chemical compositions described in our previous report [32]
bTablets