| 1. | IOC officials said cathine is a common drug in east Africa.
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| 2. | The corresponding alcohol, cathine, is a less powerful stimulant.
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| 3. | Cathine and cathinone are NRAs found naturally in " Catha edulis ".
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| 4. | What remains is a substance called cathine, which is less potent but still illegal.
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| 5. | Under international rules, a positive test for cathine warrants a two-year ban.
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| 6. | Kenyan boxer David Munyasia was sent home Tuesday after testing positive for the stimulant cathine.
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| 7. | Cathine is a Schedule IV controlled substance.
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| 8. | The Olympic Games Committee bars cathine in concentrations of over five micrograms per milliliter in urine.
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| 9. | Like amphetamines, cathinone, and ephedrine, cathine acts as a norepinephrine releasing agent ( NRA ).
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| 10. | The metabolites of cathinone, cathine and norephedrine also possess CNS stimulation, but create much weaker effects.
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