What is MDPHP?
MDPHP (3′,4′-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinohexiophenone) Monkey Dust is a stimulant of the cathinone class originally developed in the 1960s, which has been reported as a novel designer drug.
In the UK its slang name is monkey dust. It is closely related to the potent stimulant MDPV though with slightly milder effects, and has been used as an alternative in some countries following the banning of MDPV
What is Monkey Dust?
Monkey Dust is a powerful stimulant drug. The nickname usually refers to the substance MDPHP. However, several slight chemical variants with similar effects are also in circulation.
Roughly, Monkey Dust can be understood as a smokable, stronger, more compulsive and riskier variant of mephedrone & 3-MMC – similarly to how crystal meth is a smokable, stronger, more compulsive and riskier variant of speed.
Monkey Dust has seen increasing use in parts of the Berlin chemsex scene and in certain sex clubs since 2023. It is not prevalent in techno clubs.
Monkey Dust can come as crystals, chunks or as a fine powder, ranging in color from off-white to brown. Certain forms may have a smell resembling that of cum.
Caution: According to users, Monkey Dust can especially easily lead to a loss of control over the amount and duration of use. Reports of side effects including anxiety and paranoia are common.
The risk of experiencing such consequences is described as even higher than with crystal meth. Support services have recently reported a notable prevalence of monkey dust use among those seeking professional help in connection with chemsex.
Little is known about Monkey Dust at this point. It is a “new psychoactive substance” or “research chemical” with hardly any scientifically proven facts available regarding risks, side effects and long-term consequences.
Expertise within the community is similarly lacking – including on the question of whether and how the use of Monkey Dust can be kept unproblematic over time.
Chemically, Monkey Dust belongs to a particular subset of the synthetic cathinones, a class of stimulant drugs.
The members of that subset are sometimes called “pyros”, as they are variations of a substance called pyrovalerone (PV).
MDPV was the first member of this group that spread as a recreational drug from around 2010, and which was first nicknamed “monkey dust”.
Further sibling substances are known as α-PVP and α-PHiP (alias alpha-PiHP or A-PHiP). In other scenes, monkey dust may be called “PeeVee” or “Flex”.
Beware of mix-ups: Drugchecking.berlin has reported multiple incidences of supposed mephedrone samples turning out to be alpha-PHiP. Sporadically, alpha-PiHP has also turned up in 2-CB pills.
Due to the differing dosages and durations of action, as well as possible side effects, such a mix-up or mislabeling is particularly dangerous!
How is Monkey Dust taken?
Monkey Dust is usually smoked. It may also be snorted, parachuted (swallowed, e.g. in a gelcap or wrapped in rolling paper), boofed (inserted rectally, dissolved in a little water) or slammed (injected intravenously).
The substance MDPHP has the distinctive property of being available in two different forms: as a freebase or hydrochloride salt (HCl).
Because the freebase is insoluble in water and tends to clog mucous membranes, it isn’t suitable for snorting or boofing.
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