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dc.contributor.authorJohnstone, Alice C.
dc.contributor.authorLea, Rod A.
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Katie A.
dc.contributor.authorSchenk, Susan
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Martin A.
dc.contributor.authorFitzmaurice, Paul S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:47:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:47:39Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.issn02698811
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0269881107077260
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32045
dc.description.abstractN-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 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy'). BZP predominantly affects dopamine neurotransmission in a similar fashion to known 'drugs of abuse', such as methamphetamine and cocaine, which strongly suggests BZP has abuse liability. BZP is illegal in many countries including the United States of America and Australia, yet it remains legal in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. There has been little research, to date, on the neurological consequences of high dose or chronic exposure of BZP. Here we provide a comprehensive review of the information currently available on BZP and suggest a need for further research into the mechanisms of action, long-term effects and potentially addictive properties of BZP.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom888
dc.relation.ispartofpageto894
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Psychopharmacology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume21
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode17
dc.titleBenzylpiperazine: a drug of abuse?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2015-05-13T03:19:45Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLea, Rodney A.


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