DOC

Safety profile
Category: Psychedelic Phenethylamine
Main effects: sense of well-being (enhanced lucidity, sense of inner peace), mental and physical stimulation, visual patterning, closed and open eye visuals, increase in associative and creative thinking, increased awareness and appreciation of music.
Side effects: unusual body sensations (chills, goosebumps, body energy), possible nausea, dilated pupils, dizziness, confusion
Health risks: DOC is an amphetamine and may bring some of the associated contraindications and side-effects (e.g. stimulation, vasoconstriction, increased blood pressure).

Brief Overview

DOC is a substituted alpha-methylated phenethylamine, a class of compounds commonly known as amphetamines. The phenethylamine equivalent (lacking the alpha-methyl group) is 2C-C. It was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin as detailed in his book PiHKAL. It has a short history of human use and should be approached cautiously. Active at as little as 1.0 mg, DOC can be put on blotter paper. It is sometimes misrepresented as LSD by unscrupulous dealers. This is particularly dangerous, as DOC is not known to have the safety profile of LSD. It can be particularly unsafe, in comparison to LSD, for those suffering from hypertension, as amphetamine compounds are known to cause sharp increases in systolic blood pressure. DOC was implicated in a death in 2013, but no conclusive evidence has surfaced to confirm it was the cause.

Effects

Unlike simple amphetamines, DOC influences cognitive and perception processes of the brain. The strongest supposed effects include open and closed eye visuals, increased awareness of sound and movement, and euphoria. In the autobiography PiHKAL, Alexander Shulgin refers to DOC as an "archetypal psychedelic." Its presumed full-range visual, audio, physical, and mental effects show exhilarating clarity, and some overwhelming, humbling, and "composting"/interweaving effects. DOC can take up to 3 hours to present significant effects, so redosing can result in accidental overdose. The plateau generally lasts about 4 hours, followed by a gradual come down with residual stimulation at 9-20h. After effects can last well into the next day.

Dosage

These figures are for oral use.

Dosage
Light	1.0 - 1.5 mg
Common	1.5 - 2.5 mg
Strong	2.5 - 5.0 mg
Heavy	5.0+ mg

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