Entactogen
As entactogen ( adjective entactogen , "touching the inside", from Greek en , "inside", Latin tactus "touched") are psychoactive substances, under the influence of which one's own emotions are perceived more intensely. The term was introduced by the American chemist David E. Nichols in the 1980s. Since then, these substances have also been used in the controversial psycholytic psychotherapy , as the patient becomes more aware of his own psyche in an emotionally touched way and thus access to the unconscious is made easier.
The following psychoactive substances are classified as entactogens:
- 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA)
- 3,4-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine (MDMA)
- 3,4-methylenedioxy- N -methylcathinone (bk-MDMA, MDMC)
- 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylethylamine (2C-B)
- 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenylethylamine (2C-E)
- 3,4-methylenedioxy- N -ethylamphetamine (MDE)
- 2-methylamino-1- (3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) butane ( MBDB )
- 2-amino-1- (3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) butane (BDB)
- 4-hydroxybutanoic acid (gamma -hydroxybutyric acid ; GHB)
The term empathogen is practically synonymous , as both expressions refer to the same substances.
See also
- Empathogens (psychoactive drugs that increase your own empathy)
- Entheogens (psychoactive drugs in cult, spiritual and religious use)
- Psychonautics (exploring one's own psyche and the unconscious)
literature
- DE Nichols: Differences Between the Mechanism of Action of Mdma, Mbdb, and the Classic Hallucinogens. Identification of a New Therapeutic Class: Entactogens. In: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Volume 18, No. 4, 1986, pp. 305-313 (English; online at scribd.com; doi : 10.1080 / 02791072.1986.10472362 ).
