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'''Research chemicals''' (also called '''experimental chemicals''' or '''unresearched chemicals''') are psychoactive substances which have undergone little to no human or animal medical research or investigation.<ref name="faq">Research Chemical FAQ - Experimental and Research Chemicals used as Psychoactives by Erowid & Murple v 1.6 - Jun 4, 2010 (Erowid) | https://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/research_chems/research_chems_faq.shtml</ref> It is for these reasons that the use of research chemicals may be more risky than the use of more well-studied drugs such as [[MDMA]], or [[cannabis]]. Most information about research chemicals are based on first-hand experiences and anecdotal evidence | '''Research chemicals''' (also called '''experimental chemicals''' or '''unresearched chemicals''') are psychoactive substances which have undergone little to no human or animal medical research or investigation.<ref name="faq">Research Chemical FAQ - Experimental and Research Chemicals used as Psychoactives by Erowid & Murple v 1.6 - Jun 4, 2010 (Erowid) | https://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/research_chems/research_chems_faq.shtml</ref> It is for these reasons that the use of research chemicals may be more risky than the use of more well-studied drugs such as [[MDMA]], or [[cannabis]]. Most information about research chemicals are based on first-hand experiences and anecdotal evidence. | ||
More than one hundred research chemicals were discovered by Alexander Shulgin and written about in his books [[PiHKAL]] and [[TiHKAL]]. | |||
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