Psilocybin
Research chemical
Psilocybin is the principal psychoactive prodrug found in Psilocybe and related mushroom genera. It is dephosphorylated in the body to psilocin, which drives its effects at serotonin 5-HT2A receptors. Among classic tryptamine psychedelics it has the strongest modern clinical evidence base, with randomised controlled trials in treatment-resistant depression, major depressive disorder, and end-of-life distress.
Half-lifePsilocin ~1.5-3 hours; psilocybin itself is a prodrug cleared within minutes
ResearchEmerging
Dichloroacetate (DCA)
Research chemical
A small molecule that inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), reactivating pyruvate dehydrogenase and forcing glucose oxidation over glycolysis and fatty-acid oxidation. Studied for congenital lactic acidosis, pulmonary hypertension and cancer metabolism, but limited by dose-related reversible peripheral neuropathy.
Half-life~1 hour (self-inhibits its own metabolism with repeated dosing)
ResearchEmerging
GHB
Research chemical
GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) is a CNS depressant that occurs naturally in the body and is used medically as sodium oxybate for narcolepsy. Recreationally it produces euphoria, sedation and disinhibition, but it has an unusually narrow dose-response: the gap between a recreational dose and one causing unconsciousness, coma or respiratory arrest is small, and it is measured in millilitres or grams that are easy to misjudge. Combining GHB with alcohol sharply raises the risk of coma and death.
Half-life~30-60 minutes (short); effects last 1.5-3 hours
ResearchEmerging
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Research chemical
Phencyclidine (PCP, 'angel dust') is the prototype arylcyclohexylamine dissociative, developed in the 1950s as a surgical anaesthetic before withdrawal due to severe emergence reactions. It is an NMDA receptor antagonist producing dissociation, analgesia and, at higher doses, marked agitation, psychosis and anaesthesia. Among this class it has one of the larger human data sets, drawn mostly from clinical anaesthesia trials and decades of emergency-department case reports.
Half-life~7-46 hours (highly variable)
ResearchEmerging
Sobetirome (GC-1)
Research chemical
Sobetirome (GC-1) is a synthetic thyroid hormone receptor beta-selective agonist investigated for dyslipidaemia and, later, demyelinating disease. It lowers cholesterol and raises metabolic rate in animals with reduced cardiac effect, and circulates in the fat-loss grey market.
Half-lifeNot well characterised in humans
ResearchEmerging
GBL
Research chemical
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) is an industrial solvent and a prodrug of GHB: once ingested it is rapidly converted to GHB by the body. It shares GHB's effects and its dangerously narrow dose-response, but is absorbed faster and is more potent by volume, making misdosing even easier. As with GHB, the combination with alcohol markedly raises the risk of coma and death.
Half-lifeConverted to GHB within minutes; GHB half-life ~30-60 minutes
ResearchEmerging
Ibogaine
Research chemical
Ibogaine is a naturally occurring indole alkaloid from the West African shrub Tabernanthe iboga. It is an atypical, long-acting psychoactive with anti-addiction properties: observational and open-label studies report it can interrupt opioid withdrawal and reduce craving. It is also cardiotoxic, causing QT-interval prolongation and dangerous arrhythmias, and has been associated with multiple deaths.
Half-lifeIbogaine ~4-7 hours; noribogaine metabolite much longer (days)
ResearchEmerging
1,4-Butanediol
Research chemical
1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an industrial solvent and a prodrug of GHB: it is metabolised in the liver to GHB via alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase. Its effects, narrow dose-response and dependence risk mirror GHB, but onset is delayed and variable, and its shared metabolism with ethanol produces a dangerous interaction with alcohol.
Half-lifeConversion to GHB over ~10-40 minutes (delayed, variable); GHB half-life ~30-60 minutes
ResearchLimited
DMAA
Research chemical
DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine) is a synthetic aliphatic amine stimulant once marketed as a nasal decongestant and later sold widely in pre-workout and weight-loss supplements. It raises blood pressure and heart rate and has been linked in case reports to hypertension, cardiac events, cerebral haemorrhage and stroke, prompting regulators including the FDA to warn against it and remove it from supplements.
Half-lifeRoughly 8-9 hours (limited human data)
ResearchLimited
Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine)
Research chemical
Methylsynephrine (oxilofrine / p-hydroxyephedrine) is a synthetic sympathomimetic stimulant historically used as a cardiac drug in a few countries and sold illicitly in weight-loss and pre-workout supplements. It is more potent than synephrine and is not a legal dietary-supplement ingredient in the US. It raises heart rate and blood pressure, has caused adverse-event reports, and is banned in sport.
Half-lifeNot well characterised (estimated several hours)
ResearchLimited
Pyrilutamide (KX-826)
Research chemical
Pyrilutamide (KX-826) is a topical non-steroidal androgen-receptor antagonist in clinical development (Kintor Pharmaceutical) for androgenetic alopecia and acne. Despite ongoing trials, it is already widely sold on the grey market, where quality and effective dosing are unverified.
Half-lifeShort (topical, rapid local metabolism)
ResearchLimited
Noribogaine (12-Hydroxyibogamine)
Research chemical
Noribogaine is the principal active metabolite of ibogaine, formed by demethylation. It is longer-lived than ibogaine and has been studied for opioid withdrawal and addiction interruption. Like ibogaine it carries a documented risk of QT prolongation and potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmia.
Half-life~24-30 hours (longer than ibogaine)
ResearchLimited
Methylone (bk-MDMA)
Research chemical
Methylone (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone, bk-MDMA) is the beta-keto analogue of MDMA and a monoamine releaser with entactogenic and stimulant effects. It was briefly sold as 'Explosion' and as an MDMA substitute. It is among the better-studied cathinones, though human data remain limited to pharmacology studies, surveys and toxicology rather than therapeutic trials.
Half-life~1-2 h (approximate)
ResearchLimited
Etizolam
Research chemical
Etizolam is a thienodiazepine — a benzodiazepine analogue in which the benzene ring is replaced by a thiophene ring. It is a licensed medicine in Japan, Italy and India for anxiety and short-term insomnia, but elsewhere it circulates as an unregulated research chemical and is widely misused. It produces the familiar benzodiazepine profile of anxiolysis, sedation and muscle relaxation, with rapid onset and a relatively short half-life that encourages redosing.
Half-life~3.4 hours (parent); active metabolite alpha-hydroxyetizolam ~8 hours
ResearchLimited
GW0742
Research chemical
GW0742 is a potent, selective PPAR-delta agonist studied preclinically for metabolic and endurance effects. Closely related to the better-known GW501516, it shifts muscle toward fatty-acid oxidation, and is sold in the research grey market as an endurance and fat-loss agent despite no human data.
Half-lifeNot characterised in humans
ResearchLimited
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA)
Research chemical
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA) is a fluorinated amphetamine used recreationally as a stimulant with mild entactogenic qualities, sitting between amphetamine and MDMA in subjective profile. Human data is limited to surveys, poisoning case reports and small pharmacology studies; it has been associated with cardiovascular events including haemorrhagic stroke.
Half-life~4-6 hours (approximate; poorly characterised)
ResearchLimited
5-MeO-DMT (very potent, vaporised)
Research chemical
5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is an extremely potent, short-acting psychedelic tryptamine found in some plants and toad venom and produced synthetically. Vaporised or insufflated, it produces a rapid, overwhelming experience. Human data are mostly observational and anecdotal, with emerging clinical trials; the very steep dose-response and intensity make it high-risk.
Half-lifeShort; rapid onset and offset when vaporised (minutes). Not fully characterised.
ResearchLimited
DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine)
Research chemical
DMAA is a sympathomimetic amine marketed in the late 2000s and early 2010s as a potent pre-workout stimulant and fat-burner ingredient, often as 'geranium extract'. It produces stimulant euphoria and appetite suppression but has been tied to hypertensive crises, cerebral haemorrhage and several deaths. The FDA declared it an illegal dietary ingredient and issued warning letters; it is banned in sport by WADA.
Half-life~8-9 hours
ResearchLimited
DMHA
Research chemical
DMHA (2-aminoisoheptane, octodrine) is a synthetic aliphatic amine stimulant used in pre-workout and fat-burner supplements, often as a successor to DMAA. It is a sympathomimetic that raises energy, focus and blood pressure. Human safety data are limited, but its close similarity to DMAA raises comparable cardiovascular concerns, and regulators including the FDA consider it an unlawful supplement ingredient.
Half-lifeNot well characterised in humans
ResearchLimited
DMT (N,N-DMT)
Research chemical
DMT (N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a potent, short-acting psychedelic tryptamine found in many plants (and used in ayahuasca) and produced synthetically. Vaporised or injected it produces a rapid, intense, short experience; orally it is inactive without an MAOI. It is among the better-studied psychedelics, with controlled human research, though non-medical use data remain largely observational.
Half-lifeVery short (minutes) when vaporised or injected; rapidly metabolised by MAO.
ResearchLimited
DOM (STP)
Research chemical
DOM (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, street name STP) is a potent, very long-acting DOx amphetamine psychedelic. Notorious from 1960s mass-poisonings when high doses caused prolonged, distressing trips, it is active in the low-milligram range with effects lasting 14-20+ hours.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; effects 14-20+ h
ResearchLimited
Flmodafinil (CRL-40,940)
Research chemical
Flmodafinil (lauflumide, CRL-40,940) is a bis-fluoro analogue of modafinil sold grey-market as a nootropic. It shares modafinil's dopamine-transporter mechanism and is claimed to have higher bioavailability, but it has essentially no human clinical data — its profile is inferred from modafinil and anecdote.
Half-lifeNot characterised (assumed similar to modafinil, ~10-15 h)
ResearchLimited
Hydroxynorketamine (2R,6R-HNK)
Research chemical
Hydroxynorketamine (HNK), specifically the 2R,6R enantiomer, is a major metabolite of ketamine that has drawn intense research interest as a possible antidepressant that works without NMDA blockade or dissociation. It remains preclinical/early-clinical and is not an approved drug, but is sold grey-market as a research chemical.
Half-lifeNot characterised in humans
ResearchLimited
MDA
Research chemical
MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) is the amphetamine homolog of MDMA and one of the oldest known entactogens. It is longer-acting and more overtly psychedelic and stimulating than MDMA, with visual effects at higher doses. It shares MDMA's serotonergic mechanism and carries the same neurotoxicity, hyperthermia, and serotonin-syndrome concerns, arguably to a greater degree.
Half-life~6-8 hours
ResearchLimited
Mephedrone (4-MMC)
Research chemical
Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone, 4-MMC) is a synthetic cathinone that acts as a combined stimulant and entactogen, releasing dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin. It became widely used from around 2009 as a 'legal high' before scheduling in most jurisdictions. Human data are limited to surveys, emergency-department case series and post-hoc pharmacology; there are no controlled dosing trials.
Half-lifeNot well characterised (~1-2 h estimated)
ResearchLimited
2C-B
Research chemical
2C-B is a psychedelic phenethylamine of the 2C-x family, first synthesised by Alexander Shulgin. It produces a mix of psychedelic visual effects and mild entactogenic warmth, sitting between classic psychedelics and MDMA in character, with a moderate duration of around 4-6 hours. It is the best known and most widely used 2C compound.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; duration ~4-6 hours oral
ResearchLimited
Ethylamphetamine
Research chemical
Ethylamphetamine (N-ethylamphetamine, etilamfetamine) is the N-ethyl homologue of amphetamine, briefly marketed as an anorectic under names such as Apetinil before falling out of use. It is a weaker, shorter-acting stimulant relative than amphetamine, with modest older clinical exposure but little modern data.
Half-lifeNot well characterised
ResearchLimited
Phenazepam
Research chemical
Phenazepam is a potent, long-acting benzodiazepine developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and still used medically in Russia and some post-Soviet states. Elsewhere it spread as a research chemical and drug of misuse. It is strongly sedating with a long half-life, and has been implicated in many intoxication and overdose deaths, especially in combination with opioids or alcohol.
Half-life~60 hours (range roughly 30-100 hours)
ResearchLimited
alpha-PVP (flakka)
Research chemical
alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone, 'flakka') is a pyrrolidine synthetic cathinone and potent dopamine/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. It gained notoriety from clusters of severe agitation, hyperthermia and excited-delirium presentations. Human knowledge is from emergency toxicology, case series and animal pharmacology rather than trials; it is markedly more compulsive than the ring-substituted cathinones.
Half-lifeNot well characterised
ResearchLimited
DET (N,N-Diethyltryptamine)
Research chemical
DET is the diethyl homolog of DMT, a short-to-moderate acting psychedelic tryptamine. Unlike DMT it is reportedly orally active without an MAOI, though effects are milder and often described as less profound. Human data is limited to a handful of 1950s-60s psychiatric investigations plus scattered anecdote.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
DOM
Research chemical
DOM (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine), historically sold as STP, is a potent, long-lasting psychedelic amphetamine. It caused a wave of hospital admissions in the late 1960s when high-dose tablets were distributed. It is one of the better-studied DOx compounds, with some early human research, but remains hazardous due to slow onset, long duration and vasoconstriction.
Half-lifeNot characterised (duration of effect ~14-20 h)
ResearchLimited
αMT (Alpha-methyltryptamine)
Research chemical
Alpha-methyltryptamine (AMT) is a long-acting tryptamine with mixed psychedelic, stimulant, and entactogenic effects. Originally investigated as an antidepressant in the Soviet Union (marketed as Indopan), it later re-emerged as a recreational research chemical. Its alpha-methyl group confers monoamine-releasing and MAOI activity and a long duration; it has been implicated in deaths, often involving drug interactions.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; effects typically 12-24 hours
ResearchLimited
AET (Alpha-ethyltryptamine)
Research chemical
Alpha-ethyltryptamine (AET) is the alpha-ethyl homologue of AMT. Like AMT it was marketed as an antidepressant (Monase) in the early 1960s before being withdrawn. It has stimulant, entactogenic, and mild psychedelic effects and monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity. It was withdrawn partly due to reports of agranulocytosis and later placed in US Schedule I.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; long-acting
ResearchLimited
LSA (Ergine)
Research chemical
LSA (ergine, D-lysergic acid amide) is a naturally occurring ergoline alkaloid found in morning glory and Hawaiian baby woodrose (HBWR) seeds. It is a mild, sedating psychedelic relative of LSD, usually consumed by ingesting ground seeds. Nausea and heavy body load are prominent, and human data remains largely observational.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; effects last roughly 4-8 hours
ResearchLimited
beta-Methylphenethylamine (BMPEA)
Research chemical
beta-Methylphenethylamine (BMPEA) is a synthetic amphetamine isomer that was found in supplements labelled as Acacia rigidula. It has never been tested for safety in humans, and the FDA warned manufacturers after independent analyses identified it in numerous products.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
DMBA (AMP Citrate)
Research chemical
DMBA (1,3-dimethylbutylamine, sold as 'AMP Citrate') is a structural analog of DMAA introduced to supplements as a substitute stimulant. It has essentially no human safety data, and the FDA warned that it does not qualify as a dietary ingredient and poses cardiovascular risks.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
DPT
Research chemical
DPT (N,N-dipropyltryptamine) is a synthetic psychedelic tryptamine. It has been used non-medically and, historically, in a small number of exploratory therapeutic and religious contexts. Human data are largely anecdotal with limited older clinical exploration; potency and duration vary by route, and dose responses differ widely between individuals.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
MDEA (Eve)
Research chemical
MDEA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine, "Eve") is the N-ethyl homolog of MDMA. It produces a milder, more sedating and less euphoric entactogenic effect than MDMA, with a shorter duration. It shares the same serotonergic mechanism and neurotoxicity, hyperthermia, and serotonin-syndrome concerns.
Half-life~3-5 hours
ResearchLimited
2-Fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK)
Research chemical
2-Fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK) is a ketamine analogue in which the chlorine is replaced by fluorine, sold as a research chemical and often used as a near-substitute for ketamine. Its potency and duration are broadly similar to ketamine, but human safety data are minimal.
Half-lifeNot characterised; duration similar to ketamine
ResearchLimited
25C-NBOMe
Research chemical
25C-NBOMe (2C-C-NBOMe) is an extremely potent N-benzyl psychedelic closely related to 25I-NBOMe. It is active in the microgram range, taken sublingually, and shares the same dangerous profile: a narrow margin of safety with seizures, severe vasoconstriction, hyperthermia and deaths. It is frequently mis-sold as LSD. Human data come mainly from toxicology case reports.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
4-HO-DET (Ethocin / CZ-74)
Research chemical
4-HO-DET (CZ-74) is the diethyl analog of psilocin, a psychedelic tryptamine originally synthesised by Hofmann and Troxler at Sandoz. It produces a shorter psilocybin-like experience. Some mid-century clinical exposure exists but modern data is anecdotal.
Half-lifeShort — historically shorter-acting than psilocybin
ResearchLimited
DOI
Research chemical
DOI (4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) is a potent, long-lasting psychedelic amphetamine of the DOx family. It is widely used as a 5-HT2A agonist in laboratory pharmacology, but human recreational data are limited to anecdote. Active doses are small, onset is slow, effects last 12-24 hours, and vasoconstriction is a recognised risk.
Half-lifeNot characterised (duration of effect ~12-24 h)
ResearchLimited
Eria Jarensis (N-Phenethyl Dimethylamine)
Research chemical
Marketed as 'Eria Jarensis extract', this ingredient is typically N,N-dimethylphenethylamine, a phenethylamine derivative used as a mood-and-focus stimulant in DMAA-free pre-workouts. Human evidence is essentially absent and its status as a lawful dietary ingredient is disputed.
Half-lifeShort (minutes to ~1 hour for PEA-class amines)
ResearchLimited
Fluorophenibut (F-Phenibut)
Research chemical
Fluorophenibut is a fluorinated analogue of phenibut sold as a research chemical and unregulated nootropic for anxiolysis and sociability. It is presumed to act like phenibut as a GABA-B agonist and alpha-2-delta ligand, reportedly with faster onset. Human data are essentially nonexistent; the main documented risks are dependence and a difficult withdrawal, extrapolated from phenibut.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
Isopropylnorsynephrine (Deoxy)
Research chemical
Isopropylnorsynephrine (isopropyloctopamine, 'Deoxy') is a synthetic beta-adrenergic sympathomimetic marketed in topical and oral fat-loss products for targeted lipolysis. It has essentially no human safety data and carries the cardiovascular cautions of potent beta-agonists.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchLimited
PMA (para-Methoxyamphetamine)
Research chemical
PMA (para-methoxyamphetamine) is a highly dangerous amphetamine notorious for causing fatal overdoses. It has a slow, delayed onset that leads users to redose thinking it is weak or fake MDMA, then produces severe, sometimes lethal hyperthermia and serotonin toxicity. Numerous deaths have been documented.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; effects are prolonged
ResearchLimited
PMMA (para-Methoxymethamphetamine)
Research chemical
PMMA (para-methoxymethamphetamine) is the N-methyl analogue of PMA and is similarly deadly. Like PMA it has a slow, deceptive onset that drives fatal redosing, potent serotonergic and MAO-inhibiting activity, and has caused numerous deaths after being sold as MDMA.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; effects are prolonged
ResearchLimited
2-Fluoromethamphetamine (2-FMA)
Research chemical
2-Fluoromethamphetamine (2-FMA) is a fluorinated methamphetamine analogue used as a functional stimulant. Users describe a clear-headed, focused profile with relatively low euphoria, which has made it a popular 'productivity' research chemical. Human data is limited to anecdote and analytical reports.
Half-life~5-8 hours (approximate; poorly characterised)
ResearchMinimal
4-AcO-DMT
Research chemical
4-AcO-DMT (psilacetin, O-acetylpsilocin) is a synthetic tryptamine closely related to psilocybin. It is thought to act largely as a prodrug for psilocin, producing an experience widely reported as very similar to magic mushrooms, with visuals, emotional depth and a duration of around 4-6 hours. It is popular as a research chemical partly for its ease of accurate dosing as a powder.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; duration ~4-6 hours oral
ResearchMinimal
4-HO-DET
Research chemical
4-HO-DET (4-hydroxy-N,N-diethyltryptamine, ethocin/CZ-74) is a synthetic tryptamine psychedelic and the diethyl homologue of psilocin. It was among the tryptamines investigated by Hofmann and colleagues at Sandoz in the 1950s-60s, giving it slightly more historical pharmacological attention than most grey-market tryptamines, though modern controlled data remain minimal.
Half-lifeNot well characterised (reported shorter than psilocybin)
ResearchMinimal
5-MeO-DiPT (Foxy)
Research chemical
5-MeO-DiPT (5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine, Foxy or Foxy Methoxy) is a synthetic psychedelic tryptamine described by Shulgin. It is used non-medically for psychedelic, tactile and sensory effects. Human data are anecdotal plus a handful of case reports; potency and safety are poorly characterised, with wide individual dose variation.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
DOB
Research chemical
DOB (4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) is a highly potent, very long-lasting psychedelic amphetamine. Active doses are in the low milligram range, onset is slow, and effects can last 12-24 hours. It is strongly associated with vasoconstriction; large doses and misdosing have caused severe peripheral vasospasm and limb ischaemia. Human data are limited to case reports and anecdote.
Half-lifeNot characterised (duration of effect ~12-24 h)
ResearchMinimal
Methoxphenidine (MXP)
Research chemical
Methoxphenidine (MXP, 2-MeO-diphenidine) is a diarylethylamine dissociative that emerged around 2013 as a legal ketamine substitute. It is an NMDA receptor antagonist producing dissociation, stimulation and, at higher doses, anaesthesia and confusion. Human data are limited to case reports and anecdote, and it has been implicated in several deaths.
Half-lifeNot well characterised (long duration reported)
ResearchMinimal
3-FPM (Prolintane analogue / PAL-593)
Research chemical
3-FPM (3-fluorophenmetrazine, PAL-593) is a phenmetrazine analogue and research-chemical stimulant related to prolintane in its functional profile. It is reported as a moderate, functional stimulant, but has been implicated in poisonings and deaths in Europe, often in combination with other drugs.
Half-life~5-7 hours (approximate; poorly characterised)
ResearchMinimal
4-Methylamphetamine (4-MA)
Research chemical
4-Methylamphetamine (4-MA) is a ring-methylated amphetamine that acts as a strongly serotonergic monoamine releaser. Several deaths have been reported in Europe, often when it was sold as or mixed with amphetamine, and its serotonergic profile makes overdose particularly dangerous.
Half-lifeNot well characterised
ResearchMinimal
Diphenidine
Research chemical
Diphenidine (DPD) is a diarylethylamine dissociative that appeared as a research chemical around 2013, often alongside methoxphenidine. It is an NMDA receptor antagonist producing dose-dependent dissociation, stimulation and anaesthesia. Human data are limited to case reports and anecdote, and it has featured in several intoxication and death investigations.
Half-lifeNot well characterised (long duration reported)
ResearchMinimal
LSZ (Lysergic acid 2,4-dimethylazetidide)
Research chemical
LSZ is a structural analogue of LSD in which the diethylamide is replaced by a constrained 2,4-dimethylazetidide ring. It is a potent 5-HT2A agonist producing an LSD-like psychedelic experience, studied preclinically as a probe of lysergamide structure-activity but never in clinical trials.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
MiPLA (Lysergic acid methylisopropylamide)
Research chemical
MiPLA (lysergic acid methylisopropylamide, LAMIDE) is a close analogue of LSD in which one ethyl of the diethylamide is replaced with methyl and the other with isopropyl. It is a psychedelic of somewhat lower potency than LSD and has been the subject of a small amount of modern pharmacological research.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
2C-E
Research chemical
2C-E is a psychedelic phenethylamine of the 2C-x family, more potent and typically more intense than 2C-B. It is known for strong visual and cognitive effects, a long onset that can tempt premature redosing, and a steep, unforgiving dose-response. It has been implicated in mass-poisoning incidents linked to dosing errors.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; duration ~6-10 hours oral
ResearchMinimal
3-HO-PCP
Research chemical
3-HO-PCP is a potent arylcyclohexylamine sold as a research chemical that, unusually for the class, has significant opioid receptor activity in addition to NMDA antagonism. This dual action makes it particularly dangerous, adding respiratory-depression and dependence risks not typical of other dissociatives.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
4-CMC (Clephedrone)
Research chemical
4-CMC (4-chloromethcathinone, clephedrone) is a synthetic cathinone structurally related to mephedrone, with the para-methyl replaced by chlorine. It emerged as a mephedrone successor on the research-chemical market. Human pharmacology is essentially uncharacterised; knowledge comes from seizures, early-warning-system notifications and non-fatal and fatal intoxication reports.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
4-HO-MET (Metocin)
Research chemical
4-HO-MET (4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine, Metocin) is a synthetic psychedelic tryptamine structurally analogous to psilocin, first described by Alexander Shulgin. It is used non-medically for its visual and mood-altering effects. Human data are limited to self-reports; potency, duration, and safety are poorly characterised, and inter-individual dose sensitivity is wide.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
4-MEC (4-Methylethcathinone)
Research chemical
4-MEC is a synthetic cathinone stimulant that emerged as a mephedrone replacement after the 2010 UK ban on 4-MMC. It combines a mild entactogenic quality with a stimulant push, but human pharmacology is essentially uncharacterised and it is known mainly from seized-material analysis and non-fatal and fatal intoxication case reports.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
5-MeO-MiPT (Moxy)
Research chemical
5-MeO-MiPT (5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine, Moxy) is a synthetic psychedelic tryptamine described by Shulgin. It is used non-medically for psychedelic and tactile/body effects. Human data are anecdotal; potency and safety are not established, and dose sensitivity varies widely, with a narrow margin before overwhelming effects.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
D2PM (Diphenylprolinol)
Research chemical
D2PM (diphenylprolinol, diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol) is a piperidine/pyrrolidine-based stimulant related to the pipradrol family, sold as a legal-high stimulant. It is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor notable for a very long duration and case reports of severe, prolonged agitation and cardiovascular toxicity.
Half-lifeNot formally characterised (very long; effects/toxicity reported over days)
ResearchMinimal
Diclazepam
Research chemical
Diclazepam (chlorodiazepam) is a designer benzodiazepine and a chlorine analogue of diazepam. It is long-acting, high-potency, and sold as a research chemical with no clinical development. Effects mirror classic benzodiazepines: anxiolysis, sedation, muscle relaxation and amnesia, with a correspondingly high potential for dependence and dangerous additive respiratory depression when combined with opioids or alcohol.
Half-life~42 hours (parent); active metabolites extend duration further
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O-PCE (Eticyclidone)
Research chemical
O-PCE (eticyclidone, 2-Oxo-PCE) is a potent, stimulating arylcyclohexylamine dissociative sold as a research chemical. It is more potent than ketamine, with a stimulating and dissociative profile similar to a stronger, shorter 3-MeO-PCP, and carries meaningful overdose and psychosis risk.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
TMA-2
Research chemical
TMA-2 (2,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine) is a mescaline-related trimethoxy amphetamine psychedelic, notably more potent than mescaline. Described by Shulgin, it produces a long, visual psychedelic experience and is uncommon as a research chemical.
Half-lifeNot characterised; effects 8-12 h
ResearchMinimal
1B-LSD
Research chemical
1B-LSD is a semisynthetic lysergamide, the 1-butanoyl derivative of LSD, sold as a research chemical on blotter. It is generally regarded as a prodrug or slightly less potent analogue of LSD, producing comparable psychedelic effects. Human data is limited to user reports; no clinical studies exist.
Half-lifeNot precisely characterised; effects last roughly 8-12 hours
ResearchMinimal
1P-ETH-LAD
Research chemical
1P-ETH-LAD is a 1-propionyl prodrug of ETH-LAD (6-ethyl-6-nor-LSD), combining the 1-acyl prodrug approach with the notably potent ETH-LAD base. It is presumed to yield ETH-LAD in the body, producing a strong, sometimes body-load-heavy psychedelic experience. It is uncharacterised in humans beyond anecdote.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
5-MeO-AMT
Research chemical
5-MeO-AMT (5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine) is a potent, long-acting synthetic tryptamine. It combines the alpha-methyl group (which confers stimulant and MAOI-like properties and metabolic resistance) with a 5-methoxy group. It is active at very small oral doses, has a narrow margin between active and toxic doses, and has been linked to serious poisonings and deaths.
Half-lifeNot formally characterised; effects commonly last 12-18+ hours
ResearchMinimal
Bromazolam
Research chemical
Bromazolam is a designer triazolobenzodiazepine, the brominated analogue of alprazolam. First synthesised in the 1970s but never marketed as a medicine, it re-emerged as one of the most commonly detected designer benzodiazepines in the 2020s, frequently in counterfeit tablets and in combination with fentanyl in overdose deaths.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; estimated ~12-20 hours
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Flubromazepam
Research chemical
Flubromazepam is a designer benzodiazepine with an exceptionally long half-life, first synthesised in 1960 but never developed clinically. A single dose can produce measurable effects and impairment for days. Sold as a research chemical, its very slow elimination makes accumulation, prolonged sedation, dependence and additive respiratory depression with opioids or alcohol its defining hazards.
Half-life~100+ hours (terminal); parent detectable for over a week after one dose
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2-Fluoromethamphetamine (2-FMA)
Research chemical
2-FMA is a ring-fluorinated analogue of methamphetamine marketed as a functional research-chemical stimulant valued anecdotally for clean, focus-oriented effects with less euphoria. Despite popularity in nootropic circles, it has essentially no human safety data and carries the cardiovascular and dependence risks of substituted amphetamines.
Half-lifeNot characterised (effects ~4-6 h)
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4-CMA (4-Chloromethamphetamine)
Research chemical
4-CMA (para-chloromethamphetamine, PCMA) is a ring-chlorinated methamphetamine analogue and potent serotonin-releasing agent. Unlike the beta-keto cathinones, it is a non-ketone amphetamine, but it circulated in the same research-chemical niche. It is notable for marked serotonergic neurotoxicity in animals and a high serotonin-syndrome risk, with essentially no legitimate human use.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4-FMP (4-Fluorophenmetrazine)
Research chemical
4-FMP (4-fluorophenmetrazine, 4-FPM) is a fluorinated phenmetrazine analogue and research-chemical stimulant. It is reported as a functional, balanced stimulant, but human pharmacological data is minimal.
Half-lifeNot characterised (approximate several hours)
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4-Methylmethamphetamine (4-MMA)
Research chemical
4-Methylmethamphetamine (4-MMA) is a ring-methylated methamphetamine analogue with substantial serotonin-releasing activity. Its pharmacology resembles the para-methylated 'toxic' amphetamines (PMA/PMMA family in effect profile), and it has been associated with serotonergic toxicity and deaths. Human data is very limited.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Clonazolam
Research chemical
Clonazolam (clonitrazolam) is a triazolo analogue of clonazepam and one of the most potent designer benzodiazepines known, with effects reported at doses as low as ~0.5 mg. Its extreme potency makes accurate dosing without laboratory equipment effectively impossible, and it is associated with prolonged sedation, dense amnesia and overdose.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; effects and metabolites are long-lasting, with residual sedation reported into the following day
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DiPT (auditory distortion)
Research chemical
DiPT (N,N-diisopropyltryptamine) is a synthetic tryptamine described by Shulgin that is unusual for producing predominantly auditory rather than visual effects, notably a downward shift and distortion of perceived pitch. It is used non-medically. Human data are anecdotal; potency and safety are uncharacterised, with wide individual dose variation.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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DOC
Research chemical
DOC (2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine) is a potent, very long-acting psychedelic amphetamine of the DOx family. Active in the low-milligram range with durations that can exceed 12-24 hours, it is known for strong visuals, marked stimulation and body load, and a long tail that makes dosing errors especially punishing.
Half-lifeNot well characterised; duration commonly ~12-24 hours, sometimes longer
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Fonazepam (3-Fluorophenazepam)
Research chemical
Fonazepam, also known as 3-fluorophenazepam, is a designer benzodiazepine structurally derived from phenazepam. It is sold as a research chemical and reported to be long-acting and potent, producing sedation, anxiolysis and amnesia. No clinical human data exists; information is limited to analytical characterisation and user reports.
Half-lifeLong; not precisely characterised in humans
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Isopropylphenidate (IPPH)
Research chemical
Isopropylphenidate (IPPH) is an isopropyl ester analogue of methylphenidate marketed as a research chemical stimulant. It is reported as a longer-acting, more functional and less compulsive phenidate than ethylphenidate. Human data is essentially anecdotal.
Half-lifeNot characterised (longer-acting than ethylphenidate by report)
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PCE (Eticyclidine)
Research chemical
Eticyclidine (PCE, N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine) is an arylcyclohexylamine dissociative closely related to PCP, differing by an N-ethyl rather than piperidine group. It is an NMDA receptor antagonist with a dissociative, psychotomimetic profile and only anecdotal human data. It appeared as a grey-market research chemical and is controlled in many jurisdictions.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Troparil (beta-CPT / WIN 35065-2)
Research chemical
Troparil is a phenyltropane, a synthetic cocaine analogue developed as a research tool that acts as a potent, longer-lasting dopamine reuptake inhibitor. It has appeared on research-chemical markets as a cocaine-like stimulant, with extensive preclinical but essentially no human safety data.
Half-lifeNot characterised in humans (longer-acting than cocaine)
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2-Oxo-PCE (Eticyclidone)
Research chemical
2-Oxo-PCE (eticyclidone, O-PCE) is an arylcyclohexylamine dissociative closely related to eticyclidine, bearing a ketone group analogous to the ketamine series. It is an NMDA receptor antagonist that appeared as a research chemical in the 2010s. Human data are anecdotal, describing a potent, relatively short dissociative.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4-AcO-DPT (4-Acetoxy-N,N-dipropyltryptamine)
Research chemical
4-AcO-DPT is the 4-acetoxy ester of DPT, presumed to act as a prodrug for 4-HO-DPT. It is a psychedelic research chemical reported to give a psilocybin-like experience with a distinct character. No formal human data exists.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4-Fluoromethylphenidate (4F-MPH)
Research chemical
4F-MPH is a fluorinated analogue of methylphenidate (Ritalin) sold as a research chemical, reported to be more potent and longer-lasting than the parent drug. It is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor with high abuse potential and essentially no human safety data.
Half-lifeNot characterised (long-acting; ~5-8 h reported)
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5-APDB
Research chemical
5-APDB is a benzofuran/dihydrofuran entactogen, the dihydro analog of 5-APB and a close relative of MDA. It produces MDMA-like emotional openness with a relatively serotonergic, less stimulating profile. Human data are essentially absent; it carries the serotonergic neurotoxicity, hyperthermia, and serotonin-syndrome concerns of the MDMA class.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Buphedrone
Research chemical
Buphedrone is a synthetic cathinone stimulant, the alpha-ethyl homologue of methcathinone, sold as a research chemical in the early 2010s. It is reported as a longer, more stimulating and less euphoric relative of mephedrone, with essentially no clinical data.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Desalkylflurazepam
Research chemical
Desalkylflurazepam is a long-acting benzodiazepine, chemically identical to norflurazepam, that is both a major active metabolite of flurazepam and a standalone designer benzodiazepine on the research-chemical market. It is a GABA-A positive allosteric modulator with a very long half-life, so effects and impairment accumulate over successive doses.
Half-lifeVery long, ~40-120 hours
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Flubromazolam
Research chemical
Flubromazolam is a highly potent, long-acting designer triazolobenzodiazepine. Active in the sub-milligram range and with a long duration, it is associated with extended, sometimes days-long sedation and with serious poisonings, including a well-documented case of prolonged coma. It has never been a licensed medicine.
Half-lifeLong; estimated ~10-20+ hours with effects and impairment lasting well beyond a day
ResearchMinimal
Methamnetamine (MNA)
Research chemical
Methamnetamine (MNA, methylnaphetamine) is the N-methylated analogue of naphthylaminopropane, a stimulant-entactogen with a large naphthalene ring in place of the amphetamine benzene ring. It is a potent triple monoamine releaser sold as a research chemical, with negligible human data.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Methylnaphthidate (HDMP-28)
Research chemical
Methylnaphthidate (HDMP-28) is a naphthyl analogue of methylphenidate in which the phenyl ring is replaced by a naphthalene ring. It is a potent dopamine reuptake inhibitor stimulant sold as a research chemical, with essentially no human safety data.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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MPBP
Research chemical
MPBP (4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinobutiophenone) is a pyrrolidine synthetic cathinone stimulant, structurally related to the pyrovalerone/PVP family. Sold as a research chemical, it acts as a potent dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Human data is minimal; anecdotal reports describe strong, compulsive stimulation typical of the pyrrolidinophenone class.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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MPHP
Research chemical
MPHP (4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinohexiophenone) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant of the pyrrolidinophenone family, a longer-chain, ring-methylated relative of pyrovalerone and alpha-PVP. It circulated as a research chemical with no approved use. Human data is essentially absent; reported effects are anecdotal and describe a potent, long-lasting stimulant with heavy redose pressure.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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N-Ethylnorpentylone
Research chemical
N-Ethylnorpentylone (ephylone, N-ethylpentylone) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant of the methylenedioxy-substituted series, the N-ethyl homologue of pentylone. It spread widely as an adulterant sold as 'MDMA' or in mislabelled products and has been implicated in mass-overdose events. Human pharmacology is largely uncharacterised; reported effects are anecdotal and describe a long, stimulating, entactogen-like profile with severe redose pressure.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Norflurazepam
Research chemical
Norflurazepam is a long-acting designer benzodiazepine and an active metabolite shared by several licensed benzodiazepines, including flurazepam. It has appeared as a standalone research chemical. Like other benzodiazepines it is a positive allosteric modulator at GABA-A receptors, producing sedation, anxiolysis and muscle relaxation, with a long half-life that favours accumulation on repeated dosing.
Half-lifeLong, estimated 40-100+ hours (parent and active metabolites)
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2-CMC
Research chemical
2-CMC (2-chloromethcathinone, clophedrone) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant, the ortho-chloro isomer of the halogenated methcathinone series that includes 4-CMC. It circulated widely as a research chemical after mephedrone bans. Human pharmacology is uncharacterised; reported effects are anecdotal and describe a stimulating, functional profile with a strong redose pull.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25B-NBOMe
Research chemical
25B-NBOMe is an N-benzyl phenethylamine psychedelic, the 25-NB derivative of 2C-B. It is an extremely potent serotonin 5-HT2A agonist active in the low-hundred-microgram range. Sold on blotter and frequently misrepresented as LSD, it carries a narrow safety margin, marked vasoconstriction and a documented history of hospitalisations and fatalities.
Half-lifeNot characterised (estimated short; extensive first-pass metabolism, hence sublingual use)
ResearchMinimal
3-Fluoroethamphetamine (3-FEA)
Research chemical
3-Fluoroethamphetamine (3-FEA) is a fluorinated N-ethyl amphetamine, structurally related to the fluoroamphetamines and fluoroethamphetamine series. It is reported as a stimulant with mild entactogenic character. Human data is essentially absent, making it one of the least-characterised compounds in this set.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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3,4-DMMC
Research chemical
3,4-DMMC (3,4-dimethylmethcathinone) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant, a dimethyl ring-substituted analogue of methcathinone closely related to mephedrone. It appeared on the research-chemical market as a legal-grey alternative to banned cathinones. Human data is essentially absent; reported effects are anecdotal and describe a stimulating, mildly euphoric profile with a strong redose pull.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4-CDC (4-Chlorodimethcathinone)
Research chemical
4-CDC (4-chlorodimethcathinone) is a ring-chlorinated, N,N-dimethyl synthetic cathinone stimulant sold as a research chemical. It is one of the least studied cathinones, known almost exclusively from forensic analysis.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4-Fluoromethamphetamine (4-FMA)
Research chemical
4-FMA (para-fluoromethamphetamine) is a ring-fluorinated methamphetamine analogue that has appeared on research-chemical markets. The para-fluoro substitution tends to add serotonergic character to fluoroamphetamines, raising concern for serotonin toxicity in addition to standard stimulant risks. Human data is minimal.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4-HO-DPT
Research chemical
4-HO-DPT (4-hydroxy-N,N-dipropyltryptamine) is a synthetic psilocin-analogue psychedelic tryptamine described by Shulgin. It is used non-medically for its psychedelic effects. Human evidence is anecdotal and sparse; potency, kinetics and safety are essentially uncharacterised, with wide individual dose variation.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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4'-Chlorodiazepam (Ro5-4864)
Research chemical
4'-Chlorodiazepam (Ro5-4864) is a chlorinated diazepam analogue best known in research as a selective ligand of the translocator protein (TSPO, the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor) rather than a classical CNS benzodiazepine. Unlike diazepam it has weak activity at the central GABA-A benzodiazepine site and in animals can be convulsant rather than anticonvulsant.
Half-lifeNot characterised in humans
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5-APDI (IAP)
Research chemical
5-APDI (5-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene), also called IAP, is an aminoindane-related compound reported to act as a relatively balanced or serotonin-favouring monoamine releaser. It is largely uncharacterised in humans and circulated only briefly as a research chemical.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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5-EAPB
Research chemical
5-EAPB is a benzofuran entactogen-stimulant, the N-ethyl homologue of 5-APB, sold as a research chemical after benzofurans like 6-APB were controlled. It is a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releaser/reuptake inhibitor with MDMA-like effects, minimal human data, and cardiovascular plus serotonergic risk.
Half-lifeNot characterised (effects reportedly long, ~5-8 h)
ResearchMinimal
5-MeO-DET (N,N-Diethyl-5-methoxytryptamine)
Research chemical
5-MeO-DET is the 5-methoxy diethyl tryptamine, an analog of 5-MeO-DMT. It is a psychedelic research chemical reported to be milder and longer than 5-MeO-DMT. No formal human data exists.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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CE-LAD
Research chemical
CE-LAD is a novel lysergamide research chemical, a substituted LAD-series analogue of LSD sold on blotter. It is very new and poorly characterised, reported to produce LSD-like psychedelic effects. Essentially all information comes from a small number of user reports.
Half-lifeNot characterised; duration reported to be long, on the order of hours
ResearchMinimal
Dimethylpentylone (bk-DMPEA / "dipentylone")
Research chemical
Dimethylpentylone (also sold as 'dipentylone'; a dimethylamino methylenedioxy pentanophenone cathinone) is a recent synthetic cathinone that surged in seized-drug surveillance from around 2022-2023, frequently mis-sold as MDMA or eutylone. It is one of the least-characterised cathinones in current circulation, with human pharmacology essentially unknown.
Half-lifeNot characterised (long-lasting)
ResearchMinimal
DMMDA
Research chemical
DMMDA (2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) is a hybrid amphetamine psychedelic combining features of the DOx and MDA lineages. Shulgin reported a mescaline-like, moderately potent experience of long duration, with very limited human data.
Half-lifeNot characterised; effects long
ResearchMinimal
MDPHP
Research chemical
MDPHP is a pyrrolidine cathinone and potent dopamine-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor - functionally a stimulant, not an empathogen, despite the methylenedioxy ring. It is closely related to MDPV and pyrovalerone. Human data is limited to case reports and forensic toxicology, and its stimulant/compulsive-use profile is the dominant hazard.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Brephedrone (4-BMC)
Research chemical
Brephedrone (4-BMC, 4-bromomethcathinone) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant, the para-bromo halogenated analogue of methcathinone in the same series as flephedrone and clephedrone. It circulated as a research chemical with no approved use. Human pharmacology is uncharacterised; reported effects are anecdotal and describe a moderate, somewhat harsh stimulant.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
Bromo-DragonFLY
Research chemical
Bromo-DragonFLY (bromo-benzodifuranyl-isopropylamine) is an extremely potent and extremely long-acting serotonergic psychedelic. It is active in the microgram range, can last one to several days, and is associated with severe, prolonged peripheral vasoconstriction that has caused limb ischaemia, gangrene and amputations, as well as seizures and deaths. It is one of the most dangerous psychedelics documented and has no established safe dose.
Half-lifeNot characterised; effects last from roughly one to several days
ResearchMinimal
Cloniprazepam
Research chemical
Cloniprazepam is a designer benzodiazepine, the N-cyclopropylmethyl analogue of clonazepam. It is a potent, long-acting sedative and anxiolytic with no clinical study in humans, sold only as a research chemical.
Half-lifeLong — reportedly prolonged, not formally characterised
ResearchMinimal
HDMP-28 (Ethylnaphthidate)
Research chemical
HDMP-28, also called ethylnaphthidate, is a naphthyl analogue of methylphenidate first studied as a potent dopamine reuptake inhibitor in the 1990s and later appearing on research-chemical markets. It is markedly more potent than methylphenidate at the dopamine transporter in preclinical work, with essentially no human safety data.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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MMDA
Research chemical
MMDA (3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyamphetamine) is a Shulgin-explored amphetamine psychedelic with entactogenic character, a methoxy-substituted analog of MDA. It produces emotional openness with dreamy, sedating psychedelic effects and eyes-closed imagery. Human data are limited to early self-experiment reports.
Half-lifeNot well characterised
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25B-NBOH
Research chemical
25B-NBOH is a potent serotonergic psychedelic phenethylamine, the N-(2-hydroxybenzyl) derivative of 2C-B. Active in the low milligram to sub-milligram range, it is usually taken sublingually or buccally because it is poorly absorbed orally. Human data is limited to anecdotal reports and forensic case work; no controlled clinical studies exist, and its narrow margin between active and toxic doses makes accidental overdose a real hazard.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25D-NBOMe
Research chemical
25D-NBOMe is the N-(2-methoxybenzyl) derivative of 2C-D, a potent 5-HT2A agonist psychedelic active in the sub-milligram range. Like the rest of the NBOMe family it is orally inactive, taken sublingually, and shares the series' narrow safety margin and vasoconstrictive, seizure-prone toxicity profile.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25P-NBOMe
Research chemical
25P-NBOMe is the N-(2-methoxybenzyl) derivative of 2C-P, one of the more potent 2C compounds. It is a strong, long-acting 5-HT2A agonist psychedelic active in the microgram range, orally inactive, and carries the NBOMe class hazards of narrow margin, vasoconstriction and seizures.
Half-lifeNot characterised (duration of effect is notably long)
ResearchMinimal
4-Me-PVP (MPHP-related pyrrolidinophenone)
Research chemical
4-Me-PVP is a ring-methylated analogue of alpha-PVP within the pyrrolidinophenone cathinone family, offered as a designer stimulant. Like its parent it is presumed to be a potent norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor with high abuse potential and no meaningful human safety data.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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5-MAPDB
Research chemical
5-MAPDB is the N-methyl homolog of 5-APDB, standing in the same relation to it as MDMA does to MDA. It is a serotonin-preferring benzofuran entactogen with almost no human data. It carries the serotonergic neurotoxicity, hyperthermia, and serotonin-syndrome concerns typical of the MDMA class.
Half-lifeNot characterised
ResearchMinimal
alpha-D2PV
Research chemical
alpha-D2PV (alpha-di(2-thienyl)pyrrolidinopentane, or a dihydro/dithienyl pyrrolidinovalerophenone analogue) is a niche synthetic cathinone-type stimulant of the pyrrolidinophenone family, structurally related to alpha-PVP with a modified aromatic system. It has essentially no published human pharmacology; reported effects are anecdotal and describe a potent, focused stimulant with heavy redose pressure.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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DMXE (Deoxymethoxetamine)
Research chemical
DMXE (deoxymethoxetamine, a 3-methoxy analogue in the MXE/PCE family) is a dissociative research chemical closely related to methoxetamine. Like other arylcyclohexylamines it acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist, producing dissociation, analgesia and, at higher doses, immersive dissociative states. Human safety data are minimal.
Half-lifeNot characterised; reported longer-acting than ketamine
ResearchMinimal
Ethylnaphthidate (HDEP-28)
Research chemical
Ethylnaphthidate (HDEP-28) is the ethyl-ester naphthyl analogue in the methylphenidate/phenidate family, a potent dopamine reuptake inhibitor sold as a research chemical. Like other naphthidates it is far more potent than methylphenidate in preclinical assays and has no human safety characterisation.
Half-lifeNot characterised (reported long duration)
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MDAT
Research chemical
MDAT (6,7-methylenedioxy-2-aminotetralin) is a conformationally restricted entactogen from the aminotetralin series, related to MDAI. Designed in academic research as a serotonin-selective, non-neurotoxic releaser, it produces MDMA-like emotional effects with minimal stimulation. Human data are essentially absent.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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N-Ethylnorketamine
Research chemical
N-Ethylnorketamine (NENK, 2-oxo-PCE) is a ketamine analogue in which the N-methyl group is replaced by an N-ethyl group. It is a dissociative research chemical acting as an NMDA receptor antagonist, producing ketamine-like dissociation, analgesia and anaesthesia. Human pharmacological data are limited.
Half-lifeNot characterised in humans
ResearchMinimal
N-PVP (alpha-Pyrrolidinohexiophenone congener)
Research chemical
N-PVP is a pyrrolidinophenone-class designer cathinone closely related to alpha-PVP, appearing on grey-market listings as a stimulant reuptake inhibitor. Human data is effectively nonexistent; risk is inferred from the well-documented toxicity of its parent alpha-PVP.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25D-NBOH
Research chemical
25D-NBOH is the N-(2-hydroxybenzyl) derivative of 2C-D, part of the NBOH series of potent 5-HT2A agonist psychedelics. It is orally inactive, taken sublingually, and shares the narrow safety margin, vasoconstriction and seizure risk characteristic of N-benzyl phenethylamines.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25N-NBOH
Research chemical
25N-NBOH is the N-(2-hydroxybenzyl) analogue of 2C-N, a member of the NBOH series. NBOH compounds are potent 5-HT2A agonists that are somewhat less stable and reportedly slightly less potent than their NBOMe counterparts, but still carry a narrow margin, vasoconstriction and seizure risk.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25N-NBOMe
Research chemical
25N-NBOMe is the N-(2-methoxybenzyl) derivative of 2C-N, bearing a 4-nitro group on the phenethylamine ring. It is a potent 5-HT2A agonist psychedelic of the NBOMe class, orally inactive and sub-milligram active, with the same narrow safety margin, vasoconstriction and seizure hazards.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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25T2-NBOMe
Research chemical
25T2-NBOMe is the N-(2-methoxybenzyl) derivative of 2C-T-2, a sulphur-containing phenethylamine psychedelic. It is a potent 5-HT2A agonist of the NBOMe class, orally inactive and sub-milligram active, sharing the family's steep dose-response, vasoconstriction and seizure risks.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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2C-G
Research chemical
2C-G (2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-dimethylphenethylamine) is a psychedelic phenethylamine of the 2C series first described by Alexander Shulgin in PiHKAL. It is notable for its long duration and comparatively gentle, cerebral character. Human data is limited to Shulgin's self-experiments and sparse anecdotal reports; there are no controlled studies.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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5-EAPDB
Research chemical
5-EAPDB is the N-ethyl homolog of 5-APDB, a benzofuran entactogen with almost no human characterisation. By analogy to the MDA-to-MDEA relationship, N-ethylation likely yields a milder, more sedating, serotonergic profile. It carries the serotonergic neurotoxicity, hyperthermia, and serotonin-syndrome concerns of the MDMA class.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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6-MAPDB
Research chemical
6-MAPDB is the N-methyl homolog of 6-APDB and the positional isomer of 5-MAPDB, an obscure benzofuran entactogen with essentially no human data. By analogy it is expected to produce MDMA-like emotional effects with a serotonergic bias, while carrying the neurotoxicity, hyperthermia, and serotonin-syndrome concerns of the class.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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alpha-PEP (alpha-Pyrrolidinoenanthophenone)
Research chemical
alpha-PEP is a long-chain pyrrolidinophenone cathinone, a higher homologue of alpha-PVP/alpha-PHP that surfaced on grey markets as scheduling pressure pushed vendors toward ever-longer alkyl chains. It is presumed to be a potent norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor with high addiction risk and virtually no human data.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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DON
Research chemical
DON (2,5-dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine) is a psychedelic amphetamine of the DOx series, the 4-nitro analogue of DOB and DOM. Like other DOx compounds it is highly potent, active in the low milligram range, and very long-acting. Human data is limited to Shulgin's self-experiments and sparse anecdotal reports; there are no controlled studies.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Ganesha
Research chemical
Ganesha (3C-DFE, or 2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-dimethylamphetamine; also called 3C-G-3) is a psychedelic amphetamine of the DOx/3C family described by Alexander Shulgin in PiHKAL. It is notable for a long duration and an emotionally gentle, insightful character. Human data is limited to Shulgin's self-experiments and sparse anecdotal reports; there are no controlled studies.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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MDMAI
Research chemical
MDMAI (N-methyl-5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane) is the N-methylated homolog of MDAI, a serotonin-selective aminoindane entactogen. It is essentially uncharacterised in humans and is expected to produce gentle MDMA-like emotional effects with minimal stimulation, while still carrying serotonin-syndrome risk.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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Methoxyketamine (2-MeO-ketamine)
Research chemical
Methoxyketamine is a novel ketamine analogue research chemical in which a methoxy group is added to the ketamine scaffold (distinct from methoxetamine). It is a dissociative NMDA antagonist reported anecdotally to be weaker than ketamine, with no clinical data and unknown toxicology.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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TMA-6
Research chemical
TMA-6 (2,4,6-trimethoxyamphetamine) is a psychedelic amphetamine of the trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA) series described by Alexander Shulgin in PiHKAL. It is active in the low tens of milligrams, moderately long-acting, and reported to have a strong psychedelic and sometimes stimulating character. Human data is limited to self-experiments and anecdotal reports; there are no controlled studies.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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DOP
Research chemical
DOP (2,5-dimethoxy-4-propylamphetamine) is a psychedelic amphetamine of the DOx series, the 4-propyl homologue of DOM. Like other DOx compounds it is potent, active in the low milligram range, and very long-acting. Human data is extremely sparse, limited to Shulgin's notes and a few anecdotal reports; there are no controlled studies.
Half-lifeNot characterised
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