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Alphamethyltryptamine

α-methyltryptamine, also known as IT-290 or AMT, is a synthetic drug of the tryptamine family. First developed as an antidepressant, in the 1960s it was produced commercially for this purpose in the Soviet Union. Like many other tryptamines, at sufficent dosages it produces psychedelic effects, which can last for up to 18 hours. It also acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor and a stimulant, the latter property possibly being related to similarities in chemical structure to amphetamine. After an emergency FDA order, in the United States it was placed under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act on 4 April 2003.

External links

• TiHKAL entry
• Erowid page on AMT
• Lycaeum page on AMT

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