Designer drug
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Designer drugs are made in underground or "kitchen" laboratories. Anyone with some knowledge of chemistry can create them by changing the molecular structure of certain illegal drugs. For example, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana are made from plants, but "designer drug" versions of them can be made from manmade chemicals.
Designer drugs are most often associated with dance clubs, raves, and bars, and for that reason, they are sometimes called "club drugs." Phencyclidine (PCP), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and ketamine are all hallucinogens made from man-made chemicals and prevalent in the club scene. They can cause hallucinations and alter consciousness. MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is another designer drug, also known as "Ecstasy." It can alter consciousness, elevate mood, and create a state of intoxication. Street names for them are "E", "X", "Thizz", "Rolls," "XTC," "Special K," "Adam," "Lovers Speed," "Fantasy," and "Nature's Quaalude."
Methamphetamine is a powerful and addictive stimulant that can also be manufactured in kitchen laboratories.
Most designer drugs are sold as pills, tablets or as powders. People swallow or snort them, or sometimes mix the powder with liquids in order to inject them.
Since each kitchen chemist has a unique way of doing things, no two designer drugs are alike. They can vary according to the chemist's latest recipe, available ingredients, or even by batch. It is impossible to know exactly what is in them, and they are often contaminated with allergy medications or harmful fillers.
Designer drugs are manufactured in such a way that users can fool drug urine tests required by employers or schools. Designer drugs can be technical legal because their molecular structure differs from illegal substances. Designer drugs are made to produce effects that are longer-lasting and stronger than the ones they imitate.
Designer drugs are plentiful, cheap, and dangerous. If a person is having a difficult reaction or overdosing from a designer drug, it can be hard for an emergency room physician to treat the condition because the doctor has no way of knowing what was in the drug. The most recent trends in designer drugs are bath salts, kratom, and krokodil.
