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Recreational use of aminorex and pulmonary hypertension
S P Gaine1, L J Rubin, J J Kmetzo
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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|November 18, 2000
Abstract:
Pulmonary hypertension has been associated with ingestion of the appetite suppressant aminorex. A similar compound, 4-methyl-aminorex (street names, "U-4-E-uh" [pronounced euphoria] or "ice"), is a "designer" drug with central stimulant activity. This drug was discovered on the property of three individuals with diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension. The association between "recreational" aminorex manufacture and ingestion and the development of pulmonary hypertension is described.