Ethylphenidate/Summary

Main article: Ethylphenidate

Psychoactive class: Stimulants

Chemical class: Substituted phenidates

Oral

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  10	-	20	-	40	-	80	-	120	mg
  		Light				Strong

• • Total: 4 - 7 hours
  • Onset: 40 - 120 minutes

Rectal

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  5	-	5	-	15	-	30	-	50	mg
  		Light				Strong

• • Total: 2 - 6 hours
  • Onset: 5 - 20 minutes

Harm potential

• • Moderately addictive with a high potential for abuse
  • Exact toxic dosage is unknown

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached develops with prolonged and repeated use
  • Decreases to half after 3 - 7 days
  • Returns to baseline after 1 - 2 weeks
  • Cross-tolerance with all dopaminergic stimulants

Physical effects

• • Stimulation
• • Appetite suppression
• • Dehydration
  • Increased blood pressure
  • Increased heart rate
  • Teeth grinding
  • Vasoconstriction

Visual effects

• • Time distortion

Cognitive effects

• • Cognitive euphoria
  • Time distortion
• • Analysis enhancement
  • Increased music appreciation
  • Motivation enhancement
• • Thought deceleration

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index