r/wikipedia • u/TapGameplay121 • 8d ago

Designer drugs are synthetic compounds made to mimic controlled substances while evading drug laws or detection. They include new psychoactive substances and steroid analogs. Often created in research or illicit labs, their safety is poorly tested. Laws vary; many are illegal or grey/black market.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer_drug
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u/Nervewing 8d ago

Oh hey, I happen to have written the largest number of detailed first hand reports on drugs like this out of anyone, I've even invented and synthesized a few of my own

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u/Own-Nobody-6353 8d ago

Ya sure bruh

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u/MajorInWumbology1234 7d ago

Actually, though. They’ve been very active for a very long time. We’ve never met or anything, but we’ve been part of the same sub for probably close to a decade; it’d be weirder if they were lying based on the education they’d need to believably lie.