Workout Supplement 'Craze' Contains Meth Analog

By Joe Elia

The workout supplement marketed as "Craze" contains a potentially dangerous designer drug — a methamphetamine analog — according to an article in Drug Testing and Analysis.

The analog, N,alpha-diethyl-phenylethylamine (N,alpha-DEPEA), was found in three different samples of the product obtained from separate sources and analyzed by two labs. The product's label claims it contains phenylethylamines derived from dendrobium, but the authors say the component identified as N,alpha-DEPEA has never been identified in dendrobium. They say the amounts of N,alpha-DEPEA found "strongly suggest" that it's not a minor contaminant, adding that if their findings are confirmed, the FDA should "remove all N,alpha-DEPEA-containing supplements from the marketplace."

The Boston Globe reports that another supplement, "Detonate," also contained N,alpha-DEPEA upon analysis.