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

In recent years, different drugs have appeared that have been successful among users. If a few months ago we talked about a new, powerful and deadly substance known as the 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.

The Tucibi It is a psychedelic substance that, according to those who have tried it, alters all the senses. The person experiences visual and thought hallucinations, where the power of the imagination is magnified, which can cause a terrible state of panic. Like many phenylethylamines (PEA), the person experiences a very pleasant high for the body itself, a sensation 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

The Tucibi is a designer drug. These types of drugs were 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. In clandestine laboratories, chemical compounds similar in structure and effect to prohibited drugs began to be synthesized. Designer drugs are obtained through chemical processes of greater or lesser complexity. Evidently,

the goal of designer drug traffickers is to do business and escape coercive controls.

At that time, when a new synthetic drug was discovered, the North American authorities included them in the lists of prohibited substances. In 1987, when the U.S. government amended the Controlled Substance Act, any substance similar to a prohibited substance also began to be considered prohibited. Later, the World Health Organization adopted the same decision, giving it an international validity.

There are three types of designer drugs:

• Substances that mimic the effects of opiates (for example, Goodfella or New Heroin)
• Substances that replace cocaine (for example, Crystal caine or Synth coke)
• Original substances due to the novelty of their effects (For example, Ecstasy or LSD)

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

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2CB Features

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. Alexander Shulgin first synthesized it in 1974. The dose ranges from 16 to 24 mg, and it is usually consumed as a powder (Presented with bags in which printed figures appear, for example, colored drawings, the S for 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. Still, its hallucinogenic effects are not as potent as those of LSD, and the stimulants 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.

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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 may arise in your social environment and your daily life, such as loss of employment or family problems. Consuming 2CB can cause problems both in the short and long term. In the short term, it is characteristic that many users, due to the hallucinations produced by this substance, suffer panic attacks or anxiety attacks.

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Long-term, continued use of this drug is associated with severe anxiety, disorientation, and extreme tiredness. Regular consumers often end up suffering a depressive process Y. In severe cases, they may have psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia or paranoid disorder) and depersonalization.

El Tucibi is also in Spain

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

Eight of the nine detainees are Colombian citizens, as confirmed by police authorities. In addition to the Tucibi, the agents found a large amount of cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine in their records at two apartments and the clandestine laboratory of the detainees.

Bibliographic references:

• Moya, P. R.; Berg, K. TO.; Gutiérrez-Hernández, M. TO.; Sáez-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. TO.; 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.