Cathinone n, benzoylethanamine, or β-ketone-amphetamine also known as hagigat (חגיגת) in Israel, is a monoamine alkaloid found in the shrub Catha edulis (khat) and is chemically similar to ephedrine, cathine, methcathinone and other amphetamines. Cathinone induces the release of dopamine from striatal preparations that are prelabelled either...