3-Chloromethcathinone (also known as 3-CMC and clophedrone) is a
stimulant drug of the
cathinone class that has been sold online as a
designer drug
A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. D ...
, mainly in European countries such as Ireland, Italy, Poland and Sweden.
The pharmacology of 3-CMC is unknown, though it is probably a dopamine and serotonin releasing agent. Its chemical structure bears some resemblance to
bupropion, but more closely resembles
para-Chloromethamphetamine which is neurotoxic. Studies in mice indicate 3-CMC is neurotoxic
Legality
As of October 2015 3-CMC is a controlled substance in China. As of April 2019 it is classified as a dangerous and prohibited drug in Sweden.
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See also
* 3-Fluoromethcathinone
3-Fluoromethcathinone (also known as 3-FMC) is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes that has been sold online as a designer drug. It is a structural isomer of flephedrone (4-fluoromethcathinone).
3-Fl ...
* 3-Fluoromethamphetamine
3-Fluoromethamphetamine (3-FMA) is a stimulant drug related to methamphetamine and 3-fluoroamphetamine. It has been sold online as a designer drug.
Legal Status
Canada
As of 1996, 3-FMA is a controlled substance in Canada, due to being an ana ...
* 3-Methylmethcathinone
3-Methylmethcathinone, also known as 3-MMC and metaphedrone, is a designer drug from the substituted cathinone family. 3-MMC is closely related in structure to the more commonly known illicit drug mephedrone (4-MMC), and is also illegal in most ...
* 3-Chloromethamphetamine
3-Chloromethamphetamine (3-CMA) is a substituted amphetamine derivative invented in the 1960s. In animal studies it was deemed to be a "hallucinogen" rather than a stimulant, though the assays used at the time did not distinguish between the comp ...
* 4-Chloromethcathinone
4-Chloromethcathinone (also known as 4-CMC and Clephedrone) is a stimulant drug of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug.
The exact pharmacology of 4-CMC is unknown, though it is probably a dopamine and serotonin rele ...
* 5-Cl-bk-MPA
5-Chloro-β-keto-methiopropamine (5-Cl-βk-MPA) is a recreational designer drug with stimulant effects. It is a substituted cathinone derivative with a thiophene core, closely related to better known drugs such as βk-Methiopropamine and meph ...
* Substituted cathinone
References
Cathinones
Designer drugs
Chlorobenzenes
Serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
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