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'''Fenethylline''' ([[British Approved Name|BAN]], [[United States Adopted Name|USAN]]) is a [[codrug]] of [[amphetamine]] and [[theophylline]] which behaves as a [[prodrug]] to both of the aforementioned drugs. It is also spelled '''phenethylline''' and '''fenetylline''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]); other names for it are '''amphetaminoethyltheophylline''' and '''amfetyline'''. The drug was marketed for use as a [[psychostimulant]] under the brand names '''Captagon''', '''Biocapton''', and '''Fitton'''.<ref name="Buckingham1995">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2Su3GKCvtsC&pg=PA3140|title=Dictionary of Organic Compounds|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-412-54090-5|pages=3140–}}</ref><ref name="IndexNominum2000">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA431|title=Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory|date=January 2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-3-88763-075-1|pages=431–}}</ref> | '''Fenethylline''' ([[British Approved Name|BAN]], [[United States Adopted Name|USAN]]) is a [[codrug]] of [[amphetamine]] and [[theophylline]] which behaves as a [[prodrug]] to both of the aforementioned drugs. It is also spelled '''phenethylline''' and '''fenetylline''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]); other names for it are '''amphetaminoethyltheophylline''' and '''amfetyline'''. The drug was marketed for use as a [[psychostimulant]] under the brand names '''Captagon''', '''Biocapton''', and '''Fitton'''.<ref name="Buckingham1995">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2Su3GKCvtsC&pg=PA3140|title=Dictionary of Organic Compounds|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-412-54090-5|pages=3140–}}</ref><ref name="IndexNominum2000">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA431|title=Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory|date=January 2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-3-88763-075-1|pages=431–}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Production== | ||
| + | Reportedly in [[Lebanon]].<ref>https://globalinitiative.net/captagon/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Smuggling== | ||
| + | A Saudi prince, [[Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz]], was arrested in Syria with 2 tons of illegal drugs on board his private jet,<ref>http://www.mintpressnews.com/saudi-prince-arrested-at-beirut-airport-with-2-tons-of-drugs/210651/</ref> a record seizure in Beirut.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34700489</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Battlefield use== | ||
| + | Yes, in the [[Middle East]] especially.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34700489</ref> [[CBC]] termed it "the nightmare drug fuelling Syria's civil war".<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-340-amphetamines-in-syria-stanley-cup-bassist-noriega-s-pen-pal-subversive-board-games-and-more-1.4139584/meet-captagon-the-nightmare-drug-fuelling-syria-s-civil-war-1.4139601</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:36, 19 March 2019
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| Interest of | Radwan Mortada |
| An amphetamine widely used by soldiers especially in the middle east. | |
Fenethylline (BAN, USAN) is a codrug of amphetamine and theophylline which behaves as a prodrug to both of the aforementioned drugs. It is also spelled phenethylline and fenetylline (INN); other names for it are amphetaminoethyltheophylline and amfetyline. The drug was marketed for use as a psychostimulant under the brand names Captagon, Biocapton, and Fitton.[1][2]
Production
Smuggling
A Saudi prince, Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz, was arrested in Syria with 2 tons of illegal drugs on board his private jet,[4] a record seizure in Beirut.[5]
Battlefield use
Yes, in the Middle East especially.[6] CBC termed it "the nightmare drug fuelling Syria's civil war".[7]
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References
- ↑ Dictionary of Organic Compounds. CRC Press. pp. 3140–. ISBN 978-0-412-54090-5.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. pp. 431–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ https://globalinitiative.net/captagon/
- ↑ http://www.mintpressnews.com/saudi-prince-arrested-at-beirut-airport-with-2-tons-of-drugs/210651/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34700489
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34700489
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-340-amphetamines-in-syria-stanley-cup-bassist-noriega-s-pen-pal-subversive-board-games-and-more-1.4139584/meet-captagon-the-nightmare-drug-fuelling-syria-s-civil-war-1.4139601
