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Designer drugs

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001791

Drugs designed and synthesized, often for illegal street use, by modification of existing drug structures (e.g., amphetamines). Of special interest are MPTP (a reverse ester of meperidine), MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Many drugs act on the aminergic system, the physiologically active biogenic amines.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001791
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymscustomized drugs
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoDrugs; Illicit drugs; Substance abuse
TranslationsSpanish: drogas de diseño
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001791",
  "term": "Designer drugs",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Drugs designed and synthesized, often for illegal street use, by modification of existing drug structures (e.g., amphetamines). Of special interest are MPTP (a reverse ester of meperidine), MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Many drugs act on the aminergic system, the physiologically active biogenic amines.",
  "synonyms": [
    "customized drugs"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "drugs",
    "illicit drugs",
    "substance abuse"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "drogas de diseño"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/designer-drugs/"
}

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