Abuse liability of the novel benzofuran 6-APDB
dc.creator | Dolan, Sean B. | |
dc.creator | Gatch, Michael B. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-22T19:37:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-22T19:37:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-03 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2015-01-28T08:29:10-08:00 | |
dc.description.abstract | Benzofurans, sold online as “benzo-fury,” represent a class of designer drugs that have gained popularity on the ever-expanding market of “legal highs.” Users report that these compounds produce entactogen-like effects similar to MDMA. The current study aims to investigate the behavioral effects and abuse liability of the novel benzofuran 6-APDB. The locomotor effects of 6-APDB were tested in male Swiss-Webster mice over an 8-hour period in an open-field assay of locomotor activity. The discriminative stimulus effects of 6-APDB were tested in separate groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats trained to discriminate cocaine, methamphetamine, or MDMA from vehicle. The rewarding effects of 6-APDB were tested in male Swiss-Webster mice using a conditioned place preference assay. 6-APDB produced locomotor stimulation at 5 and 10 mg/kg starting 30-minutes post-injection and lasting approximately 3 hours. 6-APDB fully substituted for the discriminative stimulus effects of MDMA at 1 mg/kg, but produced low levels of drug-appropriate responding for cocaine- and methamphetamine-trained rats at the same dose. 6-APDB produced conditioned place preference. Our results indicate that 6-APDB produces hyperlocomotion, conditioned place preference, and discriminative stimulus effects similar to MDMA, suggesting that 6-APDB may have potential for abuse. The substitution of 6-APDB for MDMA, but not cocaine or methamphetamine, suggests that this compound may be used as a substitute for MDMA in a club or rave setting, especially as MDMA becomes more difficult to obtain. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/26455 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Abuse liability of the novel benzofuran 6-APDB | |
dc.type | poster | |
dc.type.material | text |