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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. More than one hundred research chemicals, including [[2C-E]] and [[DOM]], were discovered by Alexander Shulgin and written about in his books [[PiHKAL]] and [[TiHKAL]].

'''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> The use of research chemicals may be more risky than the use of more well-studied drugs such as [[MDMA]], or [[cannabis]] because of the lack of studies. Most information about research chemicals is based on first-hand experiences and anecdotal evidence. More than one hundred research chemicals, including [[2C-E]] and [[DOM]], were discovered by Alexander Shulgin and written about in his books [[PiHKAL]] and [[TiHKAL]].

Research chemicals have similar effects to many illegal drugs and are often invented in order to bypass current drug laws or improve upon existing substances. For example, [[MXE]] was invented to be "a stress-free version of ketamine" and the "perfect dissociative."<ref>Interview with a Ketamine Chemist By Hamilton Morris (Vice) | https://www.vice.com/read/interview-with-ketamine-chemist-704-v18n2</ref>

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Caution should be used when dosing because not much is known about the dose range and lethal dosages. Research chemicals which have caused death at high doses include [[25I-NBOMe]], [[25B-NBOMe]], [[25C-NBOMe]], [[AMT]],

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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. More than one hundred research chemicals, including [[2C-E]] and [[DOM]], were discovered by Alexander Shulgin and written about in his books [[PiHKAL]] and [[TiHKAL]].
+'''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> The use of research chemicals may be more risky than the use of more well-studied drugs such as [[MDMA]], or [[cannabis]] because of the lack of studies. Most information about research chemicals is based on first-hand experiences and anecdotal evidence. More than one hundred research chemicals, including [[2C-E]] and [[DOM]], were discovered by Alexander Shulgin and written about in his books [[PiHKAL]] and [[TiHKAL]].
 Research chemicals have similar effects to many illegal drugs and are often invented in order to bypass current drug laws or improve upon existing substances. For example, [[MXE]] was invented to be "a stress-free version of ketamine" and the "perfect dissociative."<ref>Interview with a Ketamine Chemist By Hamilton Morris (Vice) | https://www.vice.com/read/interview-with-ketamine-chemist-704-v18n2</ref>
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 Caution should be used when dosing because not much is known about the dose range and lethal dosages. Research chemicals which have caused death at high doses include [[25I-NBOMe]], [[25B-NBOMe]], [[25C-NBOMe]], [[AMT]],
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