Back فينيثايلين Arabic فنیتیلین AZB Fenetil·lina Catalan Fenetyllin German Φαινεθυλλίνη Greek Fenetilina Spanish فنیتیلین Persian Fénétylline French פנטילין HE Fenetilin Croatian
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| Routes of administration | Oral |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.115.827 |
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| Formula | C18H23N5O2 |
| Molar mass | 341.415 g·mol−1 |
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| Chirality | Racemic mixture |
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Fenethylline (BAN, USAN) or fenetylline (INN) is a codrug of amphetamine and theophylline and so a mutual prodrug of both. It is also spelled phenethylline; other names for it are amphetamin
Fenethylline is now illegal in most countries; it is produced primarily for illicit use, which takes place mainly in the Middle East, often as a stimulant for gunmen. The illicit global market for the drug was estimated in 2023 to be worth approximately US$57 billion.[4] Smuggling of Captagon became Syria's principal export, exceeding the total of all other exports under the Assad regime during the period from 2011 to 2024 of the Syrian Civil War in which it ruled Syria;[5] it was considered to be the world's largest producer of the drug, accounting for about 80% of the global supply.[6][7] A huge quantity of "Captagon", ready for clandestine export, was captured by anti-Assad forces that took control of Damascus in December 2024.[5]
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- ^ Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. 2000. pp. 431–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
- ^ Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon (28 March 2023). "Tackling the illicit drug trade fuelling Assad's war machine". GOV.UK.
- ^ a b "Syrian rebels seize vast haul of banned drug captagon, country's largest export". The Guardian. Damascus. Agence France-Presse. 12 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024.
- ^ Alkhaldi C (11 April 2023). "A little-known drug brought billions to Syria's coffers. Now it's a bargaining chip". CNN. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023.
- ^ "What is Captagon, the addictive drug mass-produced in Syria?". Al Jazeera News. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023.