3-Fluoromethcathinone (also known as 3-FMC) is a

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of the

phenethylamine Phenethylamine (PEA) is an organic compound, natural monoamine alkaloid, and trace amine, which acts as a central nervous system stimulant in humans. In the brain, phenethylamine regulates monoamine neurotransmission by binding to trace amin ...

amphetamine Amphetamine (contracted from alpha- methylphenethylamine) is a strong central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. It is also commonly used ...

, and

cathinone Cathinone (also known as benzoylethanamine, or β-keto-amphetamine) is a monoamine alkaloid found in the shrub '' Catha edulis'' (khat) and is chemically similar to ephedrine, cathine, methcathinone and other amphetamines. It is probably the m ...

classes that has been sold online as a

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. It is a

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flephedrone Flephedrone, also known as 4-fluoromethcathinone (4-FMC), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone chemical class that has been sold online as a designer drug starting in 2008. Toxicity Flephedrone has only a short history of human use and its tox ...

(4-fluoromethcathinone). 3-Fluoro''iso''methcathinone is produced as a by-product when 3-FMC is synthesized, the activity of this compound is unknown.Two cases of confirmed ingestion of the novel designer compounds: 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone) and 3-fluoromethcathinone
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Effects

This chemical's effects and safety have not been studied scientifically.

Legal status

In the United States, 3-FMC is

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.Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 10 Synthetic Cathinones Into Schedule I
/ref> In the United Kingdom, 3-FMC is a controlled drug under the cathinone blanket ban. 3-FMC is an

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controlled drug in Germany. 3-FMC is banned in the Czech Republic.

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