Cardiovascular and locomotor effects of binary mixtures of common ‘bath salts’ constituents: Studies with methylone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone and caffeine in rats
These findings demonstrate that 'bath salts' preparations can impact both cardiovascular and locomotor effects and suggest that interactions among constituent drugs could contribute to the 'bath salts' toxidrome reported by human users.
Authors
- Benjamin T. Stinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-5888)
- Brett C. Ginsburg
- David G. Galindo
- Robert W. Seaman
- Martin A. Javors
- Agnieszka Sulima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8849-9736)
- Kenner C. Rice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-9147)
- Gregory Thomas Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-3356)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Pharmacology
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.17444
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.92
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse