Short Notes on Methcathinone

German scientists established methadone in the period of World War II because of a shortage of morphine. Although chemically unlike morphine or heroin, methadone produces many of the same effects.

Effects of Methcathinone Intoxication

The most common means of taking methcathinone is snorting. Other routes of administration include taking it by mouth, mixed in a liquid such as coffee or soft drinks, intravenous injection, and smoking it either in a crack pipe or added to marijuana cigarettes. Methcathinone is often used in binges lasting from two to six days, during which methcathinone is used repeatedly.

Effects of short term intoxication are similar to those produced by crack cocaine or methamphetamine: stimulation of heart rate and respiration; feeling of euphoria; loss of appetite; increased alertness; pupils may be dilated; body temperature may be slightly elevated. Acute intoxication at higher doses may also result in: insomnia, tremors and muscle twitching, fever, headaches, convulsions, irregular heart rate and respirations, anxiety, restlessness, paranoia, and hallucinations and delusions.