3-CMC sold as cocaine
Risk assessment
One sample declared as cocaine did not contain cocaine but 3-CMC (3-chloromethcathinone, clophedrone).
3-CMC is a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS). There is hardly any information about risks, side effects and long-term consequences of 3-CMC. It is very likely that the sample was sold as cocaine not because of the similar effect, but because of the high financial profit (3-CMC is sometimes offered online very cheaply as MDMA or mephedrone substitute). Attention: the effect of 3-CMC is not comparable to the effect of cocaine! Snorted, a relatively small amount of 3-CMC is needed for an intense high, which increases the risk of an unpleasant overdose in case of misdeclaration.
3-CMC is believed to have a high neurotoxic effect. The chemical structure is similar to 3-MMC and mephedrone. 3-CMC is often marketed on the internet as a mephedrone substitute. Therefore, when consuming this sample, one is taking an additional, unknown health risk. Due to the lack of scientific studies on 3-CMC and the potentially neurotoxic effect of 3-CMC, we advise against consumption!
With powders and crystalline samples, false declarations occur again and again; therefore, be sure to have them tested before consumption!
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Analysis
Have your substances tested in a Drug Checking
Testing
If you do not have the possibility to have substances analysed, always test a small amount to avoid overdoses.
Wait and see
Wait 2 hours after oral intake, as there are always powders / crystals in circulation with unexpected active ingredients, which can have a later onset of action.
Utensils
Always use your own sniffing utensils when applying powders nasally (sniffing) to avoid infecting yourself or others with diseases.
Disclaimer
If you are in possession of a substance that does not appear on this page, this in no way means that it contains the expected ingredient or that it should be safe. The warnings we publish only refer to the substances listed in our Drug Checking offers, these substances pose a high risk of consumption and should not be consumed. A substance may have the same visual appearance (shape, size, colour, etc.) and yet have different ingredients or a different composition. There is no drug use without risk! Only a complete renunciation of drugs is risk-free! If you still decide to use drugs, you should at least follow the safer use rules.
