Effects
Illegal drugs are defined in terms of their chemical formulas. To circumvent these legal restrictions, underground chemists modify the molecular structure of certain illegal drugs to produce analogs known as designer drugs. These drugs can be several hundred times stronger than the drugs they are designed to imitate.
Many of the so-called designer drugs are related to amphetamines and have mild stimulant properties but are mostly euphoriants. They can produce severe neurochemical damage to the brain.
The narcotic analogs can cause symptoms such as those seen in Parkinson's disease: uncontrollable tremors, drooling, impaired speech, paralysis, and irreversible brain damage. Analogs of amphetamines and methamphetamines cause nausea, blurred vision, chills or sweating, and faintness. Psychological effects include anxiety, depression, and paranoia. As little as one dose can cause brain damage. The analogs of phencyclidine cause illusions, hallucinations, and impaired perception.
Type What is it called? What does it look like? How is it used?
Analogs of Synthetic Heroin White powder identically Inhaled through Fentanyl China White resembling heroin nasal passages (Narcotic) Injected
Analogs of Synthetic Heroin White powder Inhaled through
Meperidine MPTP (New nasal passages
(Narcotic) Heroin Injected
MPPP
Analogs of MDMA (Ecstasy, White powder Taken orally
Amphetamine s XTC, Adam, Tablets Injected
and Essence) Capsules Inhaled through
Methamphet- MDM nasal passages
amines STP
(Hallucino- PMA
gens) 2, 5-DMA
TMA
DOM
DOB
EVE
Analogs of PCPy White powder Taken orally Phencyclidine PCE Injected (PCP) Smoked
Source: "What Works. Schools without Drugs." U.S. Dept. of Education.