3-Fluoromethamphetamine (3-FMA) is a
stimulant
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drug related to
methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug use, recreational or Performance-enhancing substance, performance-enhancing drug and less commonly as a secon ...
and
3-fluoroamphetamine. It 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. ...
.
Legal status
Canada
As of 1996, 3-FMA is a controlled substance in Canada, due to being an analog of methamphetamine.
China
As of October 2015, 3-FMA is a controlled substance in China.
United States
As a close analog of
scheduled controlled substance
A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession and use is regulated by a government, such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated by law. Some treaties, notably the Sing ...
,
sale or
possession
Possession may refer to:
Law
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*Drug possession, a crime
*Ownership
*Pe ...
of 3-FMA could be potentially be prosecuted under the
Federal Analogue Act
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.
See also
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2-Fluoroamphetamine
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2-Fluoromethamphetamine
2-Fluoromethamphetamine (2-FMA) is a stimulant drug of the amphetamine family which has been used as a designer drug. 2-FMA is commonly compared to lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), and dextroamphetamine due to its efficacy as a study or productivit ...
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3-Fluoroamphetamine
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3-Fluoroethamphetamine
3-Fluoroethamphetamine (3-FEA) is a stimulant drug of the amphetamine class which acts as a releasing agent of the monoamine neurotransmitters norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin.
Compared to the unsubstituted ethylamphetamine, 3-fluoroetham ...
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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-F ...
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4-Fluoroamphetamine
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; 4-FMP; PAL-303; "Flux"), also known as ''para''-fluoroamphetamine (PFA) is a psychoactive drug, psychoactive research chemical of the phenethylamine and substituted amphetamine chemical classes. It produces stimulant a ...
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4-Fluoromethamphetamine
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3-Chloromethamphetamine
3-Chloromethamphetamine (3-CMA, MCMA) 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 th ...
References
Designer drugs
Methamphetamines
Euphoriants
3-Fluorophenyl compounds
Norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
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