Editing Benzphetamine (section)

==Society and culture==
===Names===
Benzfetamine is the [[international nonproprietary name]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Benzphetamine | website=Inxight Drugs | url=https://drugs.ncats.io/substance/0M3S43XK27 | access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

===Legal status===
====United States====
Benzphetamine is unique in its classification as a [[Controlled Substances Act#Schedule III controlled substances|Schedule III]] substance in the United States, given that most members of the amphetamine family are classified in the more highly regulated [[Controlled Substances Act#Schedule II controlled substances|Schedule II]] tier. Benzphetamine is metabolized by the human body into [[amphetamine]] and [[methamphetamine]], making it a [[prodrug]]s the aforementioned molcecules, as well as one of a number of substances that convert [[in vivo]] conversion into a substance of higher addiction and abuse potential.<ref name="pmid10711406">{{cite journal | vauthors = Musshoff F | title = Illegal or legitimate use? Precursor compounds to amphetamine and methamphetamine | journal = Drug Metabolism Reviews | volume = 32 | issue = 1 | pages = 15–44 | date = February 2000 | pmid = 10711406 | doi = 10.1081/DMR-100100562 | s2cid = 20012024 }}</ref> [[Clobenzorex]], as previously stated, is completely uncontrolled by the Controlled Substances or Federal Analogue Acts, yet is an analog and derivative of benzphetamine.