Table 1 Population characteristics

Median age, years (min max)

40 (24–57)

Sex

Male

30

91

Female

2

6

Other (unspecified)

1

3

Education

Graduate degree

19

High school diploma

9

Less than high school diploma

5

Work situation

Employed

19

Unemployed

12

Unknown

2

Lifetime self-report drug use (n = 23)

Alcohol

16

69.9

Cannabis

15

65.2

Cocaine

9

39.1

Hallucinogens

11

47.8

Amphetamine

15

65.2

Others

15

65.2

Opiates

11

47.8

3-MMC consumption frequency

More than 10 per month

12

More than 10 per year

14

Less than 10 per year

6

Never

1

Routes of administration

Snorting

19

57.6

Injection

5

15.2

Oral

20

60.6

Rectal

4

12.1

Desired effects

Sex enhancement

26

78.8

Sociability

15

45.5

Getting high

15

45.5

Stimulation

12

36.4

Perception modification

7

21.2

Anxiolysis

6

18.2

Relaxation

5

15.2

Pain release

3

9.1

Intellectual stimulation

2

6.1