
Proscaline
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Common names | Proscaline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Substitutive name | 4-propyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Psychoactive class | Psychedelic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chemical class | Phenethylamine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary sheet: Proscaline |
Proscaline (also known as 4-propyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine) is a psychedelic of the phenethylamine class.[1] It has structural and pharmacological properties similar to its parent drug mescaline as well as to its analogs such as isoproscaline, escaline and allylescaline.
Proscaline was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin and later documented in his book "PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story". In modern times it is primarily used as a recreational drug, rarely if ever sold on the streets and almost exclusively obtained as a grey area research chemical through the use of online vendors. It is relatively obscure and has only a short history of human use.
Chemistry
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Pharmacology
Proscaline's psychedelic effects are believed to come from its efficacy at the 5-HT2A receptor as a partial agonist. However, the role of these interactions and how they result in the psychedelic experience continues to remain elusive.
Subjective effects
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The effects listed below are based upon the subjective effects index and personal experiences of PsychonautWiki contributors. The listed effects will rarely (if ever) occur all at once, but heavier dosages will increase the chances and are more likely to induce a full range of effects.
Physical effects
Cognitive effects
- Conceptual thinking
- Cognitive euphoria
- Delusions
- Emotion enhancement
- Immersion enhancement
- Increased music appreciation
- Memory suppression
- Novelty enhancement
- Personal bias suppression
- Thought loops
- Time distortion
- Unity and interconnectedness
Visual effects
Enhancements
Distortions
- Drifting (melting, breathing, morphing and flowing)
- Colour shifting
- Depth perception distortions
- Perspective distortions
- Symmetrical texture repetition
- Tracers
- After images
- Brightness alteration
- Diffraction
Hallucinatory states
- Transformations
- Internal hallucinations (autonomous entities; settings, sceneries, and landscapes; alterations in perspective and scenarios and plots)
Auditory effects
Toxicity and harm potential
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The toxicity and long-term health effects of recreational proscaline use do not seem to have been studied in any scientific context and the exact toxic dosage is unknown. Anecdotal evidence from people who have tried proscaline within the psychedelic community suggests that there are no negative health effects attributed to trying this drug, but nothing can be completely guaranteed.
It is strongly recommended that one use harm reduction practices when using this drug.
Tolerance and addiction potential
Proscaline is not habit-forming and the desire to use it can actually decrease with use. It is most often self-regulating.
Tolerance to the effects of proscaline are built almost immediately after ingestion. After that, it takes about 3 days for the tolerance to be reduced to half and 7 days to be back at baseline (in the absence of further consumption). proscaline presents cross-tolerance with [[Cross-tolerance::all psychedelics]], meaning that after the consumption of 2C-C all psychedelics will have a reduced effect.
Legal issues
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- United States: Proscaline is uncontrolled in the United States, but could be considered an analog of mescaline under the Federal Analog Act.
- United Kingdom: Proscaline is a Class A controlled substance as it is covered by the phenethylamine derivatives clause of the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Alexander Shulgin - PIHKAL | http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal033.shtml