4-Methylethcathinone
4-Methylethcathinone
Stimulant designer drug
4-Methylethcathinone or 4-MEC is a chemical that bears a chemical resemblance to mephedrone.[3] Due to its similarity to mephedrone, it is thought to be a stimulant and entactogen drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes.[4] It has been marketed alone or in mixtures with other substituted cathinones under the name "NRG-2", although other blends such as "NRG-1" may have been more ambiguous with their ingredients.[5]
4-MEC is reported to have been used as the active ingredient in fake "Ecstasy" pills in some countries such as New Zealand.[6]