Ethylone Stats & Data

Ethylone is a synthetic cathinone that represents the β-keto analogue of MDEA, a substance colloquially known as "Eve." The compound has only a brief history of documented human use, with minimal records of consumption prior to its commercial emergence around 2011. In the United States, ethylone began appearing in cathinone products in late 2011, marking the start of its presence in recreational drug markets. As a designer drug, ethylone has been commonly sold alongside other synthetic cathinones such as butylone and 3-MMC. It frequently appears as a substitute or counterfeit product for MDMA and methylone, particularly as methylone's availability on the research chemical market declined. The substance is reported to be less potent than its structural relative methylone. Very little scientific data exists regarding ethylone's properties, and its history of human usage remains notably limited compared to more established entactogens.

The toxicity and long-term health effects of recreational ethylone use do not seem to have been studied in any scientific context and the exact toxic dosage is unknown. This is because methylone has very little history of human usage. Anecdotal evidence from people who have tried ethylone within the community suggest that there do not seem to be any negative health effects attributed to simply trying this drug at low to moderate doses by itself and using it sparingly (but nothing can be completely guaranteed). It is strongly recommended that one use harm reduction practices when using this substance.

Effects aggregated from 11 experience reports (11 single-substance Erowid)

Each bar is the share of reports mentioning the effect; its whisker, and the band on the rows below, is the 95% interval: where the share could plausibly be with other reports of the same kind.

Too few reports for bars: these effects come from 11 single-substance Erowid reports, and a bar is drawn only from 20 reports or more. With fewer, a percentage cannot tell a common effect from a rare one. Counts are shown instead. Why 20?

From 16 of 19 recorded dose entries: those that state a weight (mg, g or µg), in routes with at least five of them. Values above Q3 + 3×IQR, far above what people typically take, are left out; they can include real heavy doses and overdoses, not only mistakes.

Most common forms and preparations, as a share of the 9 reports that give one

Too few reports for bars: these forms come from 9 reports, and a bar is drawn only from 20 reports or more. With fewer, a percentage cannot tell a common effect from a rare one. Counts are shown instead. Why 20?

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