abstract:Cocaethylene (ethylbenzoylecgonine) is the ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine. It is structurally similar to cocaine, which is the methyl ester of benzoylecgonine.
In addition, manyof the metabolites of cocaine formed by thebody (such asnorcocaineandcocaethylene) have similarand sometimesstrongereffects than cocaine itself.