Tucibi (2CB): the new drug for the rich

A designer hallucinogen that is wreaking havoc among its users.

In recent years, a number of drugs have appeared that have been successful among consumers. If a few months ago we talked about a new, powerful and deadly substance known as Flakka, in today's article we are going to review the characteristics of a new drug called Tucibi (2CB) that has become fashionable for its hallucinogenic effects.

Tucibi is a psychedelic substance that, according to those who have tried it, alters all senses.. The person experiences visual and thought hallucinations, where the power of the imagination is magnified, and can even cause a terrible state of panic. Like many phenylethylamines (PEA), the person notices a very pleasurable high for the body itself, a feeling of exaggerated strength and intense nervousness and excitement. It is known as the new drug of the rich because of its high price.

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Tucibi (2CB), a new designer drug.

Tucibi is a designer drug. This type of drug was born between 1970 and 1980 in hundreds of clandestine laboratories in the United States, because during that time, in the North American country, the sale of hallucinogens was prohibited. Clandestine laboratories began to synthesize chemical compounds similar in structure and effect to banned drugs. Designer drugs are obtained through chemical processes of greater or lesser complexity. Evidently, the aim of the traffickers of designer drugs is to do business and to escape coercive controls..

At that time, when a new synthetic drug was discovered, the U.S. authorities included it on the list of banned substances. In 1987, when the U.S. government amended the Controlled Substance Controlled Substance ActAct, any substance similar to a banned substance also began to be considered banned. Later, the World Health Organization adopted the same decision, giving it international force.

There are three types of designer drugs:

• Substances that mimic the effects of opiates. (e.g. Goodfella or New Heroin)
• Substances that substitute for cocaine (e.g. Crystal caine or (e.g. Crystal caine or Synth coke)
• Original substances due to the novelty of their effects. (e.g. Ecstasy or LSD)

Tucibi (also called Venus) belongs to the third group of designer drugs.

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Characteristics of 2CB

Tucibi (2C-B) or 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylethylamine (also called: a-desmethyl-DOB, BDMPEA, MFT, Erox, Venus, Nexus) is a psychedelic phenylethylamine of the 2C family. It was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin in 1974. The dosage varies between 16 and 24 mg, and it is is usually consumed in powder form (presented in sachets with printed figures, for example, colorful drawings, the S of Superman, skulls, etc.), although it can also be consumed in pills or capsules.

The effects of this substance combine those of two other well-known designer drugs: MDMA and LSD. Even so, its hallucinogenic effects are not as potent as those of LSD, and its stimulant effects are not as intense as those of MDMA. At low doses the stimulant effects predominate, while at high doses the psychedelic effects become more noticeable. The effects usually last between 4 and 8 hours.

Risks associated with its consumption

Like any drug, Tucibi can produce serious effects on the health of the person who consumes it.. In addition to the problems that can arise in their social environment and daily life, such as loss of employment or family problems. The use of 2CB can cause both short-term and long-term problems. In the short term, it is characteristic that many users, due to the hallucinations produced by this substance, suffer panic attacks or anxiety crises.

In the long term, the continued use of this drug is associated with serious problems of anxiety, disorientation and extreme tiredness.. The habitual consumers usually end up suffering a depressive process and. in severe cases, they may suffer from psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia or paranoid disorder) and depersonalization.

Tucibi is also in Spain

Tucibi consumption is also a reality in Spain. Last June 18, 2016, the Spanish police arrested nine people on charges of illegal trafficking of this substancefollowing a raid on a clandestine laboratory located in Madrid.

Eight of the nine arrested are Colombian nationals, police authorities confirm. In addition to the Tucibi, agents found a large amount of cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine in their searches of two apartments and the clandestine laboratory of the detainees.

Bibliographic references:

• Moya, P. R.; Berg, K. A.; Gutierrez-Hernandez, M. A.; Saez-Briones, P.; Reyes-Parada, M.; Cassels, B. K.; Clarke, W. P. (2007). «Functional selectivity of hallucinogenic phenethylamine and phenylisopropylamine derivatives at human 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A and 5-HT2C receptors». The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 321 (3) .
• Villalobos C. A.; Bull P.; Sáez, P.; Cassels, B. K.; Huidobro-Toro, J. P. (2004). «4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) and structurally related phenylethylamines are potent 5-HT2A receptor antagonists in Xenopus laevis oocytes». British Journal of Pharmacology 141 (7): 1167-74.