![]() Most phenethylamines act as either central nervous system stimulants, or as hallucinogens. Ingestion is the most common route of administration of phenethylamines. Phenethylamines are usually available in form of pills, but FLY compounds are commonly sold in powder form, while oral doses (on a slip of blotter paper) are usually available for ‘D substances’. Street names for some phenethylamines include ‘Europa’ for 2C-E ‘4-FMP’, ‘para-fluoroamphetamine’, ‘RDJ’ for 4-FA and ‘4-MMA’, ‘Methyl-MA’ for PMMA. Some phenethylamine derivatives are controlled in some countries. Whereas some phenethylamines such as 2C-B, brolamphetamine (DOB), STP/DOM, MDE, 4-MTA, are listed in Schedules I and II of the 1971 Convention, most of the new substances such as the 2C series, the D-Series and ‘others’ such as PMMA are not under international control. PMMA, in combination with PMA (a substance listed in Schedule I of the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances), has been frequently found in tablets that carry a similar logo to ‘ecstasy’. Other phenethylamines such as PMMA, first synthesized in 1938, are also sold in the drug market as a substitute for ‘ecstasy’. Bromo-Dragonfly is the most common and potent substance in this sub-group. Benzodifurans, such as ‘FLY’ (tetrahydrobenzodifuranyl) and ‘Dragonfly’ (benzodifuranyl aminoalkanes) are potent hallucinogens. Several substances were synthesized, including a wide range of benzodifuranyl substances, later known as the ‘FLY’. The team found the potency of synthetic analogues of mescaline such as 2C-B and DOB, to exceed that of many naturally occurring hallucinogens. ![]() Over two decades later, a new generation of phenethylamines was researched by Professor David Nichols and his research team at Purdue University in the United States. The ‘2C’ series differs from the ‘D’ series only by a slight modification in the chemical structure, and their psychoactive effects have been reported to be dose dependant, ranging from mere stimulant effect at lower doses, with hallucinogenic and entactogenic effects at higher doses. 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B), synthesized by Shulgin in 1974. Simple variations on the mescaline molecule (a natural phenylethylamine) led to the synthesis of powerful hallucinogenic substances, e.g. In the 1980s and 1990s, Alexander Shulgin, a biochemist and pharmacologist, reported the synthesis of numerous new psychoactive compounds. Other phenethylamines increasingly reported to UNODC since 2011 include 4-FMA, 5-APB, 6-APB and 2C-C-NBOMe.Ī number of studies have reported the synthesis of some phenethylamines and amphetamine substitutes. Seizures of phenethylamines were first reported from the United States and European countries and since 2009 substances such as 2C-E, 2C-I, 4-FA and PMMA have been commonly reported by several countries in different regions. Bromo-Dragonfly, 2C-B-Fly) and others (e.g. The phenethylamines also include ring substituted substances such as the ‘2C series’, ring substituted amphetamines such as the ‘D series’ (e.g.DOI, DOC), benzodifurans (e.g. He believes LSD will one day be recognized for its benefits, seeing himself as a historian during the “dark period.Phenethylamines refer to a class of substances with documented psychoactive and stimulant effects and include amphetamine, methamphetamine and MDMA, all of which are controlled under the 1971 Convention. His motto is to kill them with kindness, and insists being polite has been the secret to his success. His neighbors don’t seem to mind having a blotter-filled house next door, and he even trades visitors with the museum across the street. In spite of constant badgering from federal law enforcement, McCloud says his local community has been fantastic. People who come into the museum often recognize some of the tabs themselves and have visible flashbacks of trips they’ve had. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The greatest thrill is when a family comes in and it’s the first time they’ve gotten to talk about drugs without stress.” Though he does get the occasional DEA agent coming in, posing as a visitor, most people find the art fascinating. Today, his house is a museum, open free for people to come in and see. You have the graphic, but also the art it represented when people ingested the LSD. He kept collecting and quickly became an expert on the short history of acid. “It kept me from eating it if it was framed on the wall.” McCloud began collecting early on but found that he kept eating them. ![]()
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