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From: hipkiss@proper.UUCP (Ron Hipkiss)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: AN INTERESTING STIMULANT DRUG
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Date: Sun, 24-Jun-84 21:09:49 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 24 21:09:49 1984
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	Hello, everyone,


	Can anyone tell me anything about an interesting stimulant drug known
as Cathinone (alpha-amino-propiophenone)???
	Iyt is the most active ingredient  in Catha Edulis, a stimulant plant
from africa and the middle east. The 
drug is not subject to any Narcotic
controls in the U.S., though I cannot
find any source for it, either. Since
it is <not> illegal, should there not
be a method of obtaining it in the U.S.?
	For those who have not heard of
it, it is a plant chewed daily by millions of people, in much the same way
as Coca is in south america. The drug
is similar in effect to the Amphetamines, though it is not known to be abused
as often, and it's side effects are not
quite as nasty.
	I feel that it has potential for use as a treatment for Narcolepsy...
and other conditions for which the
amphetamines are now used.
	Anyone who can shed some light on this: it will be much appreciated.
	Thanks!!
	
	Donald Hipkiss
	!dual!proper!hipkiss