Chemicals marked by our Experimental Chemicals Symbol should be considered Research Level chemicals. Although some people are willing to ingest these chemicals for their effects, it is not reasonable to assume that these chemical is in any way 'safe' to use recreationally. Although all psychoactive use involves risk, this class of chemicals has undergone virtually no human or animal toxicity studies and there is little to no data on possible long term problems, addiction potential, allergic reactions, or acute overdoses.
Publication of information by Erowid about human use of these chemicals is not intended to endorse theirn on-laboratory use. It is important to remember that reactions to psychoactives vary dramatically from person to person. Extrapolating anything from any single person's experience with a chemical is inappropriate and likely to result in
dangerous and possibly fatal abreactions.
Some reports of use may include extremely glowing "wow"-type experiences. Reports of this nature should not be misunderstood to suggest that they are common nor typical of those who ingest the substance nor that the effects will be pleasant or desirable.
Users should consider carefully before choosing to work with these substances.
Q: Why are chemicals like 2C-T-7 more "research chemicals" than MDMA or LSD?
A: The question of what is and what is not an experimental chemical is mostly a question of how many people have tried it, how much data has been collected on its use, and how much formal and informal research has been done to try to assess the risks of ingestion.
For chemicals like 2C-T-7, there are certainly thousands of individuals across the U.S. and around the world who have tried it, but so far the total amount of data collected about its use is very small. There have been no formal or informal studies into 2C-T-7's toxicity (that we know of) nor any assessment of its likelihood to interact dangerously with any other medications or recreational psychoactives.
While we have received no reports of fatalities, long term problems, or hospitalizations related to 2C-T-7, we have heard from users who report delusional episodes, memory loss, overwhelming anxiety attacks, and erratic / dissociated behavior. We have reports of use up to 80mg in a single oral dose of 2C-T-7, but what happens to someone who accidentally ingests 200mg, thinking it's MDMA or snorts 200mg thinking its ketamine?
The lack of depth of available data warrants classifying 2C-T-7 as an Experimental Research Chemical. MDMA, on the other hand, has been used by tens of millions of people world wide and its activity has been extensively researched in animal and human experiments. MDMA is known to cause death at very high doses (larger than 1000 mg), but out of the more than one hundred million uses each year around the world only a small number of individuals die. While MDMA use is most certainly not without risks, the risks are far better known than any in this class of Experimental Research Chemicals.
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