Alert from the NDEWS Web Monitoring Team: Online mentions of 3-CMC
Context: This alert follows publication of a 3-Chloromethcathinone (3-CMC) risk assessment report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) in March 2022. This alert was included in the NDEWS Weekly Briefing Issue 77.
What was found? Drug subreddit discussion indicates resurgent interest in 3-CMC in the early months of 2022. Notably, this discussion trend occurs after the data collection period of the EMCDDA's report, but preceding its publication.
What is 3-CMC? 3-CMC is a stimulant and synthetic cathinone drug. It has been sold online and discussed on Reddit in previous years.
How is 3-CMC being discussed? Subreddit commenters frequently co-mention 3-CMC with a similar synthetic cathinone, 3-Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC), when comparing the availability and effects of the two substances.
How do people feel about 3-CMC? Six of ten sentences in comments mentioning 3-CMC expressed positive sentiment, as predicted by algorithmic sentiment analysis.
Drug Terms: 3-Chloromethcathinone, 3-CMC, Clophedrone.