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What is Phenibut? Developed in Russia in the 1960s, phenibut (β-phenyl-aminobutyric acid) is a psychoactive substance still widely used there to relieve tension, anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, stammering, and insomnia, and to potentiate neuroleptics and antiparkinsonian drugs.4 It is a controlled substance in Australia and banned in Hungary, Lithuania, and Italy.4 In the United States (and […]

Available in powdered, crystalline, tablet, or capsule form, bath salts are sold in brightly colored packaging under names like “research chemicals,” “plant food,” and “jewelry cleaner.” These packages are often labeled with terms like “not for human consumption,” and they are found on the shelves of music stores, head shops, and gas stations. They can […]

At the top of the list is that of synthetic cannabinoid products often called Spice and K2 as well as by the misnomer synthetic marijuana. These products are often marketed as “herbal” or “natural” while in truth they are chemical compounds manufactured in laboratories. Synthetic cannabinoids may be similar in effect to marijuana and may […]

Synthetic Drug Scheduling & List There are literally hundreds of different chemical compounds that may be just slightly altered from a previous form in order to escape regulation or control by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act, passed in 2012, placed many of the synthetic compounds being abused for their […]

That means about one person in five in this country has dabbled in a drug that was made in a laboratory. Drugs like this, which researchers call “designer drugs,” have been specifically developed to produce a high or a euphoric state in people who take them. These are drugs made to make people feel differently […]