Many pharmaceutical companies have contributed pharmaceuticals that have become known as research chemicals, which were researched originally at universities but are now widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. This problem was so dire in the 1980s and early 1990 that, the US Drug Enforcement Administration was entitled to schedule – though in a limited time only – several new drugs on the schedule immediately. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, MDMA used this emergency scheduling capacity for the first time.

As the internet contributed to an increase in sales of research chemicals during the late 1990s and early 2000s, leading to the rise in the design drugs industry, sales of it are now declining. Modern technology was gaining strength at this time all over the world. In the early days of designer drugs, dealers called them “Research Chemicals.” Among the reasons for the change of definitions was the fact that scientific research may be conducted on drugs intended for commercial sale or distribution. A person involved in the illegal sale of drugs might avoid the legal penalties connected with drug trafficking if they sold the drugs to human consumers instead.

While they have some legal black market value because they’re structurally different from the original banned drugs, they’re actually considered research chemicals. In the world of designer products, there are many unknown health hazards because the ones that emerge lag behind the last, which are often illegal due to legal chemicals. The lack of knowledge and unpredictability of 2C class drugs make them unsafe. It is often dangerous to combine research chemicals with psychedelics because the anxiety and agitation generated by stimulants can lead to “poor trips,” in which an individual sees or hears things that are unpleasant, scary, or enraging. Such intense hallucinations can cause intoxicated people to panic, attack other people, or even harm themselves. Research chemicals may induce hallucinations in patients and even lead them to suicide. Read More