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PMA
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
4-methoxyamphetamine, 4-MA
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
para-methoxy-amphetamine
DESCRIPTION
PMA is a strong psychedelic which may cause dangerous overheating of the body. PMA has been sold in ecstasy tablets, and has lead to life-threatening or fatal hyperthermia in some users.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION #
PMA Entry from PiHKAL
DEA's Intelligence Briefing on PMA, October 2000 (PDF)
HISTORY #
PMA Timeline
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Severe PMMA and PMA outbreak in Israel (2012)
Three fatal cases of PMA and PMMA poisoning in Denmark (2003)
Amphetamine derivative fatalities in South Australia (1998)
Case Report : Recent Paramethoxyamphetamine Deaths (1998)
Phenylethylamines from Browningia candelaris - PMA Found in Cactus
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MEDIA COVERAGE #
Toxic drug warning for party goers - Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 30 2004
New Fatal Drug Hits Nightclubs - Orlando Sentinel, Sep 28 2000 [5 PMA deaths]
The Poisoning of Suburbia - Salon.com, Jul 6 2000
New, More Dangerous Drug Threatens Teens - Fox News, Jun 5 2000
Six PMA deaths in Australia - Glasgow Herald, Aug 23 1997
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EXPERIENCES #
I Told Them, by Darkii
Heaven, Well Not Quite, by Persistent
Dangerous Overheating on Second Try, by OnceBittenTwiceWary
Brief Comparison Summary, by persistent
PMA...?, by Bernie
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
NSW Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy: PMA Links
Frank Special Issue: PMA - Oct 2004
RaveSafe : PMA Info
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Killer Pills: Myth or Murder? by Mike Power - MixMag, Apr 4, 2013
Warning on pink pills after Scott Wilks death - May 31, 2012
Warning of possible shift to killer drug - Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 7, 2008
Police warn about toxic ecstacy-like drug - July 24, 2007
Toxic drug found in dead woman's system - Feb 22, 2007
Ecstasy victim had killer drug in blood - Feb 22, 2007
Police blame Red Mitsubishi for 12 overdoses - Oct 2004