Use Your Brain on Drugs

Recreational drugs are taken around the world by people of all ages. Make sure you're informed about what you're putting in your body. Disclaimer: I do not encourage or condone the use of drugs. I am not a drug genius or a doctor. I just believe that everyone as the right to objective information about about recreational drugs out there. (drugs listed with a * are ones I've personally done myself.)

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2C-I, 2C-B, 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7, 2C-I-NBOME, mescaline and others

Phenethylamines are a family of chemicals structurally similar to the amphetamines that are naturally occurring plant and animal enzymes.  Synthetic phenethylamines are also made by chemists, most popularly by Dr. Alexander Shulgin who published PIHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved), a semi-autobiographical account of his discovery of mescaline (from peyote cacti) and TMA (from nutmeg) and subsequent synthesis of many variations on the phenethylamine and amphetamine skeleton.   2C-B Dose: 10-20mg (orally)   Duration: 1.5-5h Unique aspects/concerns:   ∑ 2C-B seems most prone to causing memory triggers, introspection or synaesthesia amongst the 2Cs. These effects are difficult to control and are best just left to work themselves out.   ∑ It is illegal to possess 2C-B. ∑ This is a short-acting compound but if only a couple hours isn’t long enough for you, be careful if re-dosing or taking something else.  Another dose may be way too strong if any of the first dose is still in your system, and if you’re already starting come down it may not be as effective or enjoyable.

2C-I Dose: 8-20mg (orally)   Duration:  6-10h Unique aspects/concerns: ∑ More sensual/tactile than other 2Cs; touch may be very good or bad feeling ∑ Visuals can get overwhelming ∑ Often has a (strong or weak) stimulant effect. Sleep may not be an option if you take this in the evening.

2C-T-2 Dose: 10-25mg (orally)  Duration: 6-8h Unique aspects/concerns: ∑ This causes diarrhea and nausea (or just general discomfort) in many users, so be careful! ∑ Often not as visual profound or life-changing as other 2Cs; one dose may not seen like enough if only familiar with other phenethylamines, but double-dosing tends leaving users stuck in the bathroom for hours.

2C-T-7 Dose:  10-25mg (orally) Duration: 8-20h Unique aspects/concerns: ∑ This also causes nausea diarrhea or discomfort in some users ∑ This will keep you up; some find it quite speedy and it lasts a long time! ∑ The duration (ie metabolism) of 2C-T-7 varies widely from user to user and trip to trip.  Some trips have been known to have lasted over 24 hours off of a single dosing. This is a large time commitment! Others find it not nearly so long-lived at all, but for most it is a lot of time out of our busy schedules. ∑ Prepare! Make sure you have at least a whole day or two free and everything you’ll need on hand. It may not be easy to get to the store or interact with others.

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Although some hallucinogenic substances don’t fall into either category, a vast majority of known hallucinogens are either tryptamines or phenethylamines. Tryptamines and Phenethylamines are classes of chemicals encompassing many psychoactive substances that have been used both for medicine and spiritual awakening for thousands of years. Amphetamines such as MDMA, methamphetamine, and popular study drugs Adderall (dl-amphetamine) and Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine) alongside of research chemicals such as 2-CB and 2-CE are all categorized as phenethylamines. Most are known to be empathogenic and many of them have stimulant properties. Most phenethylamines have psychedelic properties and some (such as amphetamines or methamphetamine) are stimulants. LSD, Moxy, Foxy and DMT are examples of popular tryptamines that are psychoactive. Most psychoactive tryptamines are hallucinogens and are known to provide intense psychedelic trips. It is important to mentally and emotionally prepare yourself for your trip. If taken carelessly, intense psychedelics may cause bad trips. If you are prone to difficult experiences, think carefully before trying new psychedelic drugs!

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Shortly after 2pm, my friends and I pulled into the park. Three of them had taken 10mg of moxy about an hour earlier, and two of those took another 10mg while I took two capsules (20mg total) concurrently. We walked around for around an hour before any of us really started feeling anything. At first, I felt something that was very similar to being high. I was slightly lightheaded, everything was funnier and my heart was beating just a little faster than normal. Shortly after these effects started, my friends and I decided to smoke some weed to help 'kick-off' the trip. As soon as I took a hit, my visuals starting increasing tremendously along with some amazing audio distortion. After several more hits, I was legitimately tripping. My mind was racing, my heart was beating and I was beginning to feel absolutely amazing.

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Definitions Related to the Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Pain

RECOMMENDATIONS

The American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine recognize the following definitions and recommend their use.

I. Addiction

Addiction is a primary, chronic, neurobiologic disease, with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use,compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving.

II. Physical Dependence

Physical dependence is a state of adaptation that is manifested by a drug class specific withdrawal syndrome that can be produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose reduction, decreasing blood level of the drug, and/or administration of an antagonist.

III. Tolerance

Tolerance is a state of adaptation in which exposure to a drug induces changes that result in a diminution of one or more of the drug’s effects over time.

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A well-known factoid bandied about by psychedelic drug geeks is the idea that DMT, or some other psychoactive tryptamine, is produced by the pineal gland. When did this idea originate? And is it actually true? During his talk "Psychoactive Drugs Throughout Human History" at a 1983 University of California at Santa Barbara conference, Andrew Weil mentioned in passing, "Dimethyltryptamine [...] is almost certainly made by the pineal gland in the brain." Meanwhile, at U.C. San Diego, Rick Strassman had begun to wonder whether or not the pineal might produce psychedelic compounds. That same year, in his booklet Eros and the Pineal: The Layman's Guide to Cerebral Solitaire, Albert Most claimed that: "A pair of naturally occurring pineal enzymes [...] is capable of converting serotonin into a number of potent hallucinogens." Most stated that the pineal could transform serotonin into 5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, and then make that into 5-methyoxy-N,N-dimethyltrptamine. Alas, no references were provided to support Most's description of pineal catabolism. Nevertheless, it seems likely that this general line of thinking--that some psychoactive tryptamine is created in the pineal--was birthed in the early 1980s.

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DMT

DMT is Schedule I in the United States. This means it is illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, or di...

Tons of information of DMT!

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MDMA Recovery Smoothie

The week after an MDMA experience is often accompanied by depressed mood, low energy, and irritabili...

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The date rape drug test that can change the colour of your drink

Researchers in Singapore say their test can instantly change the colour of a drink if GHB has been added to it.

Think something like this would actually be effective?

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We are a group of women in our 20's, all of us employed, and all of us have used GHB recreationally. We all have experienced male violence at some point in our lives, and we can all point to a particular assault by a man or men, on ourselves or several women close to us, when we were either taking GHB willingly, or had been given it when we didn't know. These facts are what drives our decision to write about our experiences, to warn other women, create a way for women in Vancouver to discuss this with each other and prevent further attacks on other girls and women.

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2C-B

2C-B is Schedule I in the United States. This means it is illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, or d...

Tons of information about 2 C-B!

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HowStuffWorks "How LSD Works"

LSD, also sometimes known as acid or Electric Kool-Aid, was the drug of choice for hippies. What made LSD so popular and what are acid trips like?

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Great quick video explaining the difference between MDMA and ecstasy. They are not the same drug!

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I came across this article about the drug Foxy and it kind of made me laugh, but then it made me angry and I wanted to rant. Again.

Police in B.C. are warning Canadian teens that a relatively new designer drug — dubbed foxy methoxy — has creeped into the mainstream, and can draw its users into sexual temptation. RCMP Sgt. Scott Rintoul, a drug awareness officer, said foxy first appeared around 2000 and is a dangerous sensual drug, much like the more popular club drug ecstasy. “You’re at risk for sexually transmitted infections (when you’re on the drug),” Rintoul said. “You’re at risk for having sex with people you know nothing about.”

So, what I get from that section of the article is that they are telling you that if you drop Foxy you’re all of a sudden going to want to have sex with strangers, which is not the case AT ALL. Yes, foxy increases your senses and I know personally that yes, sex on Foxy would be fucking awesome. That doesn’t mean that everyone who does it is going to be so horny that they have unpretected sex when they use it. I’ve done Foxy a couple of times and I can personally say that I managed to keep my pants on all night even though I dropped with someone of the opposite sex. And then they say it’s dangerous, much like the drug ectasy, which I don’t believe is true either. Ectasy is much harder on your body than Foxy is. The article even points out that there have been no deaths in Canada associated with consumption of Foxy, yet how many deaths associated with E?

This is just another example of how the media tries to use scare tatics when it comes to drugs instead of reporting objective, useful information to the public. So boys and girls, if you’re going to get down and dirty when you’re on any drug (and trust me, a good old game of ‘that’s not my finger, that’s not your belly button’ on Foxy would be a fun time), please use a condom.

Thank you.

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Newspaper reports today state that researchers have stats that prove that LSD and Magic Mushrooms do not cause mental health and great fear of many recreational drugs users since the 60's.

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all you can feel: recreational drugs put under the microscope - designboom | architecture & design magazine

from cocaine to LSD, the photography series visually reinterprets the physiological and psychological imbalance of recreational drugs in the human body.

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Many of the physical effects of recreational drugs can affect blood glucose control, which for people with diabetes can lead to serious health complications.

While the effects of legal drugs like alcohol and nicotine (smoking) on diabetes are well documented, the role of marijuana, cocaine and other illicit substances remains less clear because of their illegal status in the UK and many other countries.