Not sure what you: are referring to. MPTP usually refers to a synthetic opioid, similar to Meperidine (demerol) that was very popular in the early 90s. Chemists trying to synthesize the Meperidine clone inadvertantly made MPTP, which causes a very rapid destruction of Dopamine producing cells in the midbrain, resulting in development of Parkinson's disease. It was called "the frozen junkie." This is very dangerous.
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