Toxicology of Designer Drugs (Lecture 2, A Brief History of Designer Drugs)

Here is the next installment of my Toxicology of Designer Drugs class - this lecture focused on a high level look at the timeline of designer drugs in the USA.

A Brief History of Designer Drugs

• 1960s and 1970s
• LSD
• Mescaline
• DOM (STP)
• PCP / TCP / PCE
• 1980s
• Fentanyl derivatives (China White)
• MDMA
• MPPP / MPTP
• Methamphetamine / Methcathinone / 4-methylaminorex
• 1990s
• Anabolic steroids
• Research chemicals
• The 2C family and PiHKAL / TiHKAL
• 2000s and 2010s
• Cathinones and designer stimulants
• Synthetic cannabinoids
• Analogs of sildenafil / herbal supplements
• Designer opioids / fentanyl analogs
• Benzodiazepine derivatives
• NBOMes
• Methoxetamine
• Nootropics