What is 4-FA
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; 4-FMP; PAL-303; “Flux”), also known as para-fluoroamphetamine (PFA) is a psychoactive research chemical of the phenethylamine and substituted amphetamine chemical classes.
It produces stimulant and entactogenic effects. As a recreational drug, 4-FA is sometimes sold along with related compounds such as 2-fluoroamphetamine and 4-fluoromethamphetamine.
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4-FA is popular in the Netherlands where it is predominantly used for its specific effects (77% of users) rather than its legal status (18%). 4-FA has become illegal since May 2017
Neurotoxicity
4-FA does not cause long-lasting depletion of brain serotonin, unlike its analogs 4-CA and 4-BA.
This is thought to “reflect the inability of the fluoro-compound to be metabolized in the same way as the other haloamphetamines.”
Neurotoxicity does not increase down the series of para-halogenated amphetamine derivatives.
Even though serotonin releasing potency does follow this trend. For example, 4-iodoamphetamine is less toxic than is 4-chloroamphetamine.
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Hence, this property is not related to serotonin releasing potency as such, since PAL-287 was reported to be not at all neurotoxic even though it is a powerful 5-HT releasing agent.
It is unclear where 4-methylamphetamine fits in on the neurotoxicity scale.
The extensive serotonergic neurotoxicity of 4-chloroamphetamine (and its brominated derivative),
and the increased serotonergic toxicity of 4-methylamphetamine suggest that para-substitution seems to increase overall serotonergic (neuro)toxicity, compared to amphetamine.
Exceptions include 4-MTA, a para-substituted, non-neurotoxic amphetamine.
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