Research on psychedelic substances

Psychedelics

“…There have been numerous recent reviews on this topic, usually titled as hallucinogens, and the reader is encouraged to consult these works for further details (Nichols, 2004;Nichols and Chemel, 2006;Fantegrossi et al, 2008a;Green, 2008;Passie et al, 2008;Winter, 2009;Griffiths and Grob, 2010;Vollenweider and Kometer, 2010;Brandt and Passie, 2012;Beck and Bonnet, 2013;Halberstadt and Geyer, 2013b;Baumeister et al, 2014;Halberstadt, 2014;Tyl s et al, 2014). I wrote a comprehensive review on the subject in 2004, so the literature considered for this review will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the years from 2004 to the present.…”

PeakAL: Protons I Have Known and Loved - Fifty Shades of Grey-Market Spectra

“…[53] We have not found 1 H NMR spectra reported for M-NBOMe, escaline, AL, or MAL. 1 H NMR spectra have been reported for the α-methyl homologues of proscaline, 3 AL, 4 and MAL 5 in D2O.…”

“…3 However, at $100 per analyte the cost seemed prohibitive for the summary level of analysis provided -a restriction imposed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). 4 Fortunately, the University of Toronto offers several forms of analysis for external clients including NMR and mass spectrometry (MS). We wondered if "walk-in" 1 H NMR analysis combined with contemporary spectral-analysis software might allow even inexperienced investigators to verify the composition of grey-market research chemicals with a reasonable degree of confidence.…”

PeakAL: Protons I Have Known and Loved, Too — Another Fifty Shades of Grey-Market Spectra

“…[1][2][3] Currently, after decades of widespread prohibition [4] and consequent deadening of most sanctioned research, [5] the legitimate therapeutic potential of psychedelics is being actively revisited. [6][7][8] At the same time, a churning grey market in psychedelics has arisen with an unprecedented number of compounds on offer. [9,10] Psychedelic tryptamines are now often easier to source than the Bitcoins needed to pay for them.…”