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What are Designer Drugs?

"In the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is the agency tasked with regulating the use of controlled substances, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs with a potential for abuse under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).¹ Additionally, illegal drugs fall under a number of regulations and laws that prevent their sale, distribution, and consumption within the country’s borders, according to the DEA’s mission and purpose.^" (copied from https://www.projectknow.com/research/new-and-designer-drugs/)

However, in spite of these laws in place, there are many ways to create and use drugs that get around the stated laws.  Unfortunately, even with these laws in place, there are ways to create and use drugs that get around the stated regulations.

I am going to skip details. You can read the article. But basically designer drugs, also known as synthetic drugs, research drugs, or research chemicals, are manufactured to resemble illicit drugs, but may be purchased legally because drug manufacturers constantly change the chemical structure to get around the law.

It's plain evil, and those people don't care what they do to whomever. Their bottom line is making money and supplying a need….a need for that drug or those drugs.

They are often marketed as herbal substances. Bath salts and Spice are two commonly known on the grey market.  Designer synthetic drugs are found to be more potent and dangerous than their street drug counterparts.  People who abuse designer drugs have all kinds of side effects; anxiety, seizures, hallucinations, loss of consciousness, organ damage.

And they are accessible in retail outlets and the internet. How about that?

Here's some you might hear about; and just being aware of the names might cause you to check it out.  They are evolving and getting much, much  worse.

Especially popular in this decade are  ecstasy, (stimulant and hallucinogen), Methamphetamine (stimulant), Tryptamine (psychoactive), Phenethylamine (psychoactive), Anabolic steroids (synthetic variation of testosterone), Heroin (opioid). Cocaine (stimulant).

Those now emerging in recent years include:  Spice (synthetic marijuana), Ecstasy, ("Molly"- synthetic psychoactive drug similar to amphetamines and mescaline),  Bath salts ( a lot of substance variability, but often contains one or more chemicals related to cathinone), Methylenedioxpyrovalerone (MDPV) (one of the chemicals found in Bath salts, same for Mephedrone, Methylone. And Krokodil, ( a less expensive heroin substitute; like heroin, it is a synthetic morphine derivative.

So so so powerful and dangerous. I know what you are thinking. You can't even pronounce them. Believe me, the users can! And the products are out there.