N-benzylpiperazine (BZP) is the active ingredient in recreational 'party' or 'p.e.p.' pills, which are used to provide a stimulant, euphoric effect akin to that of...
Submitted by Jatelka
21-08-2008
167.19 Kbytes
Hits 36
An interesting thesis found via google when doing a bit of BZP fact-finding.
The document is a thesis by postgraduate university student Lara Aitchison, from the university of Canterbury (New Zealand). The document is freely available on the internet.
After the CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716 (rimonabant) was previously reported to modulate food intake, CB1 antagonism has been considered as a new therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity. Several series of urea, carbamate, amide, sulfonamide and oxalamide derivatives based on...
Submitted by helikophis
17-05-2009
266.54 Kbytes
Hits 9
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2004 Oct;1025:189-97
Baumann MH, Clark RD, Budzynski AG, Partilla JS, Blough BE, Rothman RB.
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a popular illicit drug that evokes transporter-mediated release of serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) from...
Submitted by Jatelka
09-11-2008
80.95 Kbytes
Hits 23
Neuroscience Letters 1993 Apr 2;152(1-2):17-20
Hashimoto K
The reduction of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in rat brain 3 h after administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) was attenuated significantly by coadministration of benzylpiperazine derivatives (p-nitrobenzylpiperazine,...
Intravenous administration of m-chloro-phenylpiperazine (mCPP) (0.25 or 2.5 mg/kg) induced a marked and dose-related increase in extracellular concentrations of serotonin in hippocampus (300-1,400% of...
Submitted by Alfa
30-05-2006
90.12 Kbytes
Hits 65
Keywords: mcpp
Submitted by Alfa
30-05-2006
783.87 Kbytes
Hits 44
Keywords: mcpp
A formal risk-assessment exercise on the drug BZP, carried out by the EMCDDA Scientific Committee with participation of additional experts from the European Commission, Europol and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has resulted in a risk-assessment report which was submitted to the European...
Submitted by Lunar Loops
16-06-2007
212.58 Kbytes
Hits 28
Annex 1 of EMCDDA report on BZP detailing information sources used in the study.
Submitted by Lunar Loops
16-06-2007
78.07 Kbytes
Hits 31
Annex 2 of the EMCDDA report showing images of BZP seizures and collected samples.
Submitted by Lunar Loops
16-06-2007
797.99 Kbytes
Hits 12
Harm Reduct J. 2007 Nov 19;4:18.
Butler RA, Sheridan JL.
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate patterns and context of use of BZP-party pills, function of use, and positive and negative effects experienced by a sample of New Zealand young people who had used the...
1. The in vivo metabolism of 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)piperazine (MeOPP), a novel designer drug, was studied in male Wistar rats. 2. MeOPP was mainly O-demethylated to...
The principal aims of the 2006 National Household Survey of Legal Party Pill Use were to provide national population statistics on the prevalence and patterns of legal party pill use in New Zealand, and to provide data on the harms and problems related to the use of legal party pills in New...
Submitted by Bajeda
09-11-2006
230.97 Kbytes
Hits 42
Keywords: bzptfmpp
Submitted by Jatelka
11-03-2009
699.86 Kbytes
Hits 14
Neuropsychopharmacology 2001 May;24(5):492-501
Baumann MH, Ayestas MA, Dersch CM, Rothman RB.
Serotonin (5-HT) releasing agents such as d-fenfluramine are known to cause long-term depletion of forebrain 5-HT in animals, but the mechanism of this effect is unknown. In the present study, we...
J Psychopharmacol. 2009 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Bossong M, Brunt T, Van Dijk J, Rigter S, Hoek J, Goldschmidt H, Niesink R.
AbstractA new ecstasy-like substance, meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP), has been detected in street drugs in the Netherlands. Theoretically, mCPP possesses the...
Few studies have characterized the subjective effects of N-substituted piperazines, but these drugs show potential for abuse in humans, and have often been associated with MDMA...
Submitted by Jatelka
24-02-2008
806.17 Kbytes
Hits 14
Keywords: piperazines
Methamphetamine, Ecstasy and BZP in New Zealand - An Annotated Bibliography
Masters' research paper by Simon Chamberlain, June 2005.
An annotated bibliography of material published in New Zealand on the subject of ecstasy, methamphetamine, or "social tonics" (legal stimulants containing BZP...
Submitted by Expat98
12-06-2008
873.27 Kbytes
Hits 37
Neuropsychopharmacology 2005 Mar;30(3):550-60
Baumann MH, Clark RD, Budzynski AG, Partilla JS, Blough BE, Rothman RB.
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, or 'Ecstasy') is an illicit drug that stimulates the release of serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) from neurons. Recent evidence...
Submitted by Jatelka
25-03-2006
179.31 Kbytes
Hits 54
Keywords: tfmppmdmabzp
Studies are described on the phase I and II metabolism and the toxicological analysis of the piperazine-derived designer drug 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP) in rat urine using gas chromatography/mass...
Abstract: There have been many reports of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) being used as recreational drugs which have been widely marketed in the form of 'party pills' since the late 1990's. However, there is no information currently available describing the...
Submitted by Gradient
10-06-2009
373.68 Kbytes
Hits 7
Forensic Sci Int. 2001 Sep 15;121(1-2):47-56.
de Boer D, Bosman IJ, Hidvégi E, Manzoni C, Benkö AA, dos Reys LJ, Maes RA.
1-Aryl-piperazine compounds are, depending on their substituents, selective for certain serotonin receptors and together with their easy availability and their so-called...
Submitted by Jatelka
11-03-2009
268.47 Kbytes
Hits 18
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 77, Issue 2, 14 February 2005, Pages 161-168
W.E. Fantegrossi, G. Winger, J.H. Woods, W.L. Woolverton and A. Coop
1-Benzylpiperazine (BZP) and 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP) are two designer drugs that are often sold in combination tablets...
Submitted by Jatelka
25-01-2008
123.84 Kbytes
Hits 14
Keywords: bzptfmpp
EMCDDA formal risk assessment of BZP
Submitted by Jatelka
09-07-2009
1.09 Mbytes
Hits 5
This publication presents the findings of the formal risk assessment on BZP, produced in 2007 by the Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA, with participation of additional experts from the European Commission, Europol and the EMEA. The risk assessment report, which was submitted to the European...
Submitted by Gradient
18-05-2009
1.52 Mbytes
Hits 4
The Social Tonics Association of New Zealand (STANZ) Proposed Restricted substance Regulations for BZP
A new study looking at the impact of a ban on BZP shows a black market for the pills could prove to be highly profitable. More than half of the participants were prepared to pay more for party pills once they are made illegal.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2000 Dec 14;43(25):4840-9
Zhang Y, Rothman RB, Dersch CM, de Costa BR, Jacobson AE, Rice KC.
A series of analogues related to 1-[2-(diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine (2) and 1-¿2-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl¿-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine...
Submitted by fnord
07-05-2007
113.58 Kbytes
Hits 36
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behaviour 1986 Jan;24(1):43-7
McKenney JD, Glennon RA
Tests of stimulus generalization were conducted using rats trained to discriminate 1.0 mg/kg of 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP) from saline in a standard two-lever operant procedure....
Submitted by Jatelka
02-08-2006
406.05 Kbytes
Hits 26
Keywords: tfmpp
Party pills containing benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) are used as recreational drugs for their stimulant effects. An estimated 20 million doses of these party pills have been sold legally in New Zealand over the past six years. There is a significant gap in the...
Submitted by Lunar Loops
03-07-2008
551.94 Kbytes
Hits 22
Report for The Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
Thompson I, Williams G, Aldington S, Williams M, Caldwell B, Dickson S, Lucas N, Macdowell J, Weatherall M, Frew A, Robinson G, Beasely R
Randomised, double-blind placebo controlled trial comparing the effects of piperazines alone, and in...