European Union Drugs Agency. (2026) EUDA initial report on the new psychoactive substance: 3-(3-{1-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl}-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3-benzimidazol-1-yl)propanenitrile (cychlorphine), in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1322. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
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3-(3-{1-[1-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl}-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3-benzimidazol-1-yl)propanenitrile, commonly known as cychlorphine, is a piperidine benzimidazolone and synthetic opioid belonging to the orphine opioids, a group of related new synthetic opioids. Cychlorphine is structurally related to brorphine and bezitramide, both of which are controlled under Schedule I of the United Nations 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs because of the public health and social risks they pose.
Cychlorphine is monitored by the EUDA as a new psychoactive substance through the European Union Early Warning System (EWS), in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/1322 (1).
Since 2024, a marked increase has been observed in the number of orphine opioids identified on the European drug market, with nine new substances reported, including cychlorphine.
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Piperidines-pyrrolidines / Piperazine derivates
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids
G Health and disease > Public health
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal drug possession (seizures)
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance use laws > Drug laws
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics / statistics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe
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