DOB

DOB (4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) is a psychedelic amphetamine first described by chemist Alexander Shulgin in his book PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story. Oral doses as small as 1 mg are active: common effects include visual hallucinations, euphoria, and changes in perception, side effects like nausea and increased heart rate. DOB is occasionally distributed on blotter paper, with it being misrepresented as LSD in some cases. The full effects of DOB can take up to 3 hours after ingestion to manifest and at higher doses the effects often last 16-24 hours or more. 

INTRODUCTION TO DOB

DOB (4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) is a psychedelic amphetamine and substituted phenethylamine first synthesized and bioassayed by Alexander Shulgin. It is related to other phenethylamines, specifically 2C-B(DOB is the alpha-methyl analogue of 2C-B) and the other members of the DOx family (e.g. DOC and DOI). DOB is substantially more potent than 2C-B, with active oral doses as low as 1 mg. Common effects include visual hallucinations, euphoria, and perceptual changes. Some users also report undesirable side effects including nausea or cardiovascular issues (e.g. hypertension, racing heart beat, palpitations). DOB is one of a small number of psychedelicsthat are sufficiently potent to be distributed on blotter paper. There have been a number of reports of DOB being distributed in this way, sometimes misrepresented as LSD. DOB can take up to three hours after oral administration for the full effects to manifest, and at higher doses the effects often last 16-24 hours or more. These properties are characteristically different from LSD and may be used to distinguish between LSD and several psychedelic amphetamines. DOB is also reported to have an extremely notable bitter metallic taste.

USING DOB

Ways of administration

It can be taken orally as powder, solution, drops (usually in ethanol) or on blotter.

Approximate Oral Doses:

Threshold: 0.5mg - 1mg

Light: 1.0mg - 1.5mg

Medium: 2mg - 3mg

Strong: 4mg - 5mg

Heavy: 5mg+

DOB can also be insufflated or administered rectally ("plugged"), with a typical active dose for these routes being lower than the oral dose. DOB can also be administered by intramuscular or intravenous injection, although a safe dosage for these routes of administration are poorly characterized. 

THE DANGERS OF DOB

These are the dangers common to all psychedelic drugs:

Accidental injury. When on a psychedelic drug, it is easier to accidentally injure yourself. Also because of the disorientating and potentially delusion inspiring nature of the experience, you could be lead to inflict harm on others or yourself. People have fallen off rooftops, run into traffic, attempted to throw people off rooftops as 'sacrifices', drowned, and so on. The best way of protecting against this is to have a friend with you who is sober to look after you and handle any negative situation that might arise.

Bad trips. A bad trip is a negative psychedelicexperience. It can range from a mildly negative feeling of anxiety/discomfort, to full-blown psychosis. Bad trips usually ruin a psychedelicexperience for the tripper and everyone else. Most bad trips are manageable, just very uncomfortable and difficult. Some are extreme and unmanageable though. It's not uncommon for a bad trip to result in lingering psychological issues. Usually just a few days of negative emotions and anxiety. Sometimes, however, a week or so of serious anxiety, destabilized mental state and impaired functioning is possible. On very rare occasions, a month or two of severely diminished functioning, traumatized mental state, depression & crippling anxiety can occur. More information on bad trips can be found here. The best way of avoiding a bad trip is having the correct set and setting.

Permanent psychosis. Psychedelics are believed by researchers not to cause permanent psychosis, however they could trigger a latent mental illness in someone who was already predisposed to it, or make existing mental illnesses worse. If there is a history of mental illness in your family, you are more likely to be predisposed. Everyone is at some risk, however.

PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression & depersonalization. There are anecdotal reports of the trauma inflicted by some bad trips leading to depression and anxiety which while usually temporary, could potentially develop into lasting disorders. While no different to the potential of any traumatic event to cause lasting disorders, nonetheless this is a danger of psychedelic druguse.

LEGAL STATUS OF DOB

United Nations

DOB is internationally declared a Schedule I controlled substance under the UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances treaty of 1971.

USA

DOB is a Schedule I controlled substance at Federal level in the United States under the Controlled Substances Act.

EU

United Kingdom

DOB is a Class A controlled substance as it is covered by the phenethylamine derivatives clause of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

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