THE HISTORY OF ALPHA-ETHYLTRYPTAMINE

The alpha-ethyltryptamine is a psychoactive drug that belongs to the family of tryptamine. The company named Upjohn Chemical discovered alpha-ethyltryptamine as an anti-depressant under the name of Monase.  But it was later moved into the list of US Schedule I in 1993 of illegal substances. Structurally it is related to α-methyltryptamine but the pharmacological effects of it are very much different.

Alpha-Ethyltryptamine is not a hallucinogenic drug, the resemblance of its effects are more like that of empathogen-entactogens. The Alpha-Ethyltryptamine has also been classified as the central nervous system stimulant and a tryptamine hallucinogen. This was found by the Washington state board of pharmacy.

For the entactogenic effects commonly 75-150 mg is orally consumed. In both Spain and Germany illegitimate use has been documented as there were 2 deaths that took place due to the overdose of alpha-ethyltryptamine.