NBOH and NBOMe series

25-B-NBOH, 25-C-NBOH, 25-I-NBOH
25-B-NBOMe, 25-C-NBOMe

The NBOH and NBOMe series are derived from 2-C substituted phenethylamines and were discovered in the early 2000s. They are cheap to manufacture and distribute due to their ultra-low active doses, in the range of micrograms. There are about a dozen compounds in both families, but I have only tried those at the top of the page.

Any of these chems can seriously hurt you or kill you if misused -there are reports of deaths at 3 - 4 milligrams or so. Which might be five or six blotters. These are not party drugs, and you are in for trouble unless you are experienced and know yourself and your mind very well.

25-I-NBOH, little but packs a punch

As they are all chemically related,  I only will write about their generic characteristics here. Their effects resemble those of their parent 2C compounds but even stronger, and the duration of the trip is comparable. I find that 25-C-NBOH is the most partylike of the lot, whilst 25-I-NBOH is incredibly visual. They are all very sensitive to set and setting, and I would rate them as challenging trips for veterans only.

NBOMe compounds are somewhat stronger than NBOHs, so their dosage should be reduced accordingly.

The most common route of administration is by blotters applied sublingually or to the gum: each square contains a pre-measured dose of the drug and an organic binder that helps the drug travel through the mucous membranes of the mouth. These drugs have a very bitter taste that some people can't stand.

Unfortunately, NBOHs and NBOMes have been passed on as LSD by unscrupulous dealers, with negative consequences. The bitter taste is a giveaway, as LSD lacks any. Another risk is an incorrect distribution of the dose in the blotter, by sloppy fabrication and measuring procedures. It is imperative to start small (quarter of blotter, even) and work the dose up until the right level is reached.

To help absorption of the drug, I usually brush my teeth before applying the blotter to my gums - I leave the blotter for 15 minutes and then spit it out. I've found that swallowing the blotter or saliva precipitates nausea.

Six doses of 25-B-NBOH in blotter form

I've read reports of people diluting the drug in alcohol and using aerosols or micro-pipettes to administer a diluted dose, as well as one report of someone who put a blotter dose into a gel capsule and used the rectal route.

Dose ranges 25-C-NBOH, sublingual, micrograms (ug) (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 250 to 500 micrograms
• Mid-range: 500 to 1000 (one milligram!)
• Strong: over 1 milligram

Do your research before using any of these compounds, as the dose above is my own dosage. Every psychonaut will react differently depending on a myriad factors and combinations, and no two trips are exactly the same. Caveat Emptor.

All NBOH and NBOMe compounds cause severe cross-tolerance - you will not be able to enjoy the effects of any other drug of the phenethylamine or tryptamine family (including MDMA) for a period of time after an NBOH / NBOME experience.
Some people report this period to be two weeks long, although I find one week is about right for me.

4-Ho-MET

4-Ho-MET, Metocin, Methylcybin; C13H18N2O

This lesser known tryptamine is one of the less stressful and more picturesque trips that I have experienced. And it combines very well with a wide range of substances -including some phenethylamines.

Although the literature says its effects are similar to psilocin or psilocibin, this is not how I it: 4-Ho-MET is its own persona. Again, this is solely my opinion. But it does form part of the magic mushroom experience, and it is speculated that 4-Ho-MET is metabolised in vivo into psilocin.

The 4-Ho-MET that I tracked down is a dark tan powder, like powdered breakfast cocoa, with a faint chemical smell. Over time it will darken to a mahogany shade, but its effects are not diminished.

Dose ranges, rectal, milligrams (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 4 to 10
• Mid-range: 11 to 20
• Strong: over 21

4-Ho-MET can be taken orally, insufflated and rectally - I have tried all routes and decided that rectal is the way to go. The effects of 4-Ho-MET start coming up around 45 minutes after administration and include the usual symptoms of a tryptamine: light-headed, giggly, euphoria, mood lift, pupils dilated, extremely sensitive to temperature.

And then, it just happens. The visual component of 4-Ho-MET is like nothing I have experienced elsewhere:  my vision suddenly goes through a high-contrast filter, like the ones of those photography applications.

4-Ho-Met, not your breakfast chocolate

Colours look luscious and radiant. A rubber ducky looks like it is radiating energy and has adopted a shine. Heck, the world looks shiny. Strong colours look best: hot pinks, yellows, greens, neons.

But where 4-Ho-MET excels is at night time. The absence of strong ambient light exposes one of the most intriguing visual effects: I see spots of light around me, as if I am under a disco-ball. This is something unique and exhilarating, and adds to the social experience.

On larger doses, nausea comes in waves. As with other RCs, it works best if you don't eat for a few hours beforehand. Appetite is gone, although alcohol can be consumed nicely.

It goes very well with 4-Aco-DMT, methylone, butylone, MDxx and - I suspect - with psilocin and psilocibin. It does not work well with 2C-E - hard body load, strong paranoia, bad mood; or with AMT - hard body load, mental exhaustion, not worth the trouble with such a remarkable compound. Probably mixing other 2C-xx compounds or NBOM's will have bad or catastrophic results.

4-Aco-DMT

4-Aco-DMT: O-acetylpsilocin, 4-Acetoxy-DMT. C14H18N2O2

4-Aco-DMT is closely related to psilocibin and to DMT, and comes as a very fine powder with a slight burnt yellow hue. It can be administered orally, intranasally and rectally.

In a good environment the trip is a dreamy, fully immersive experience, not unlike being part of Alice in Wonderland, The Matrix or Total Recall. Or being inside a painting by Hieronymus Bosch.

In the wrong dose or in the wrong mood, 4-Aco-DMT could end it all. You might end up in hospital, jail or the morgue.

Please read a lot before using 4-Aco-DMT - this bad boy is a nuclear weapon for the mind. The Ctr-Alt-Del. of research chems.

Dose ranges, rectal, milligrams (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 5 to 10
• Mid-range: 10 to 18
• Strong: over 20

I have plenty of experience in RC's but 4-Aco-DMT never fails to awe me: I have seen the sun become a cartoon orange hexagon, while the trees in the park morph and flex their branches rhythmically, as if embracing each other. I have seen my face in a mirror melt and change shape. I have seen walls repaint themselves in a multitude of colours.

A compound this strong means a psychedelic dad like me must plan ahead. 4-Aco-DMT is most definitely not suitable for tripping when looking after others, doing anything remotely intellectual or social, or when using machinery.

I have only tried the rectal method and the results have been very impressive; the most vivid and outrageous part of the trip happens during the come-up phase and the first half of the plateau phase. The first three hours of the experience.

The second half of the plateau is less vivid and the effects keep tapering down after the fourth hour or so. There's still a very strong visual and oneiric component, but it is much more manageable. It's possible to socialise by this point.

I also notice both a stimulated outlook and empathy with others, with persistent yawning - and a generic stoned feeling. I have not tried having sex during a trip with 4-Aco-DMT - it might be great, but it might also be a very scary experience.

4-Aco-DMT synergises really well with 4-Ho-Met. Not surprisingly both compounds are found in magic mushrooms. Considering how strong 4-Aco-DMT is I suspect it does not work well with phens, and the results might be very negative. Maybe other tryptamines work fine with it, but I have not tried those combinations yet.

2C-E

2C-E; 2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylphenethylamine. C12H19NO2

Alexander Shulgin said that 2C-E was "a difficult and worthwhile material" for researchers. And he also included it in his magical half-dozen. I humbly agree with his learned opinion: 2C-E is one of the main weapons in my arsenal of the mind. And I truly respect it.

A white powder with an unctuous consistency, not dissimilar from talcum powder -or even graphite powder, if you could imagine graphite to be snow white. Even when dry, 2C-E has a tendency to cling on all sorts of absurd surfaces: the baggie, the measuring utensils, the table. Everything.

Strangely in me, insufflation produces the strongest effects - it hits me within 10 or 15 minutes; as if someone had boxed me in the ears. The come up phase starts very quickly soon after, and I feel as if I am a passenger in a high-speed lift.

I feel the pain while getting there. 2C-E is a painful snort and during the first few minutes, I feel the waves of pain radiating from my frontal sinuses through the rest of my face. But it can be done -rest assured- and very soon the pain turns to pleasure.

The experience lasts six hours when administered orally. Maybe four hours insufflated. I have experimented with rectal administration only once, it was very uncomfortable.

Dose ranges, oral, milligrams (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 5 to 11
• Mid-range: 12 to 24
• Strong: over 25

2C-E is very sensitive to dosage and its effects are not linear - 30mgs will not give you a trip twice as hard as 15mgs. It might be three or four times stronger. Or you could trip for two days straight.

I have also read about people that are very sensitive to it - in fact, I have seen my dear better-half take a light dose of 2C-E and go through a very unpleasant full-blown psychedelic excursion.

2C-E mixes well with MDxx, methylone, 2C-B, and other phens. In my opinion -and like most other phens- it does not mix well with tryptamines. The combo of 2C-E and methylone works remarkably well in me.

You have to respect 2C-E. Know yourself, your dose and your mind. This is strong stuff.

methylone

methylone, bk-MDMA, M1. C11H13NO3

Methylone is often compared unfavourably with the MDMA experience.

Empiric knowledge says methylone is about 80% as strong as a comparable dose of MDMA but lacks the magic. Bullshit.

The magic is a subjective quality that nobody can explain in scientific terms and is associated with the repeated use of a substance. Any substance.
Even a good cup of espresso coffee has its magic. After ten cups, it does not taste that great anymore and the magic is gone. Only time and abstinence can restore the magic.

But I digress here. If I take into consideration the body load and the hangover of the day after - two important metrics for a psychedelic dad that has to deal with his family after the party is finished, I conclude that methylone is the perfect replacement.

It brings about the same effects as MDMA but it does not cause in me the Tuesday Blues after using it on a weekend. Which is a huge bonus in my situation.

In my opinion, methylone is its own persona and not MDMA's little stunted cousin. It's good for dancing, partying, socialising, having conversations and caressing someone special, and of course, intimacy and sex.

Dose ranges, oral, milligrams (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 30 to 70
• Mid-range: 70 to 150
• Strong: over 150

The methylone I have found so far is a powder with a slight yellowish tinge or, depending on the source, completely white. It can also be obtained in liquid form or in pellets.

It can be administered orally, by insufflation or rectally - and the dosage ratio varies accordingly.

Methylone

Methylone mixes well with other phens. It goes great with 2-CE. It goes great with 2-CB or with MDxx. But it does not go well with most tryptamines - an exception being 4-HO-MET.

It can also be a deceivingly easy substance to abuse; my only bad trip - so far - was the result of dropping methylone and alcohol carelessly during a four hour binge that almost ends in disaster.

I have learned my lesson well: "the price of artificial paradises may be death".

AMT

AMT: alpha-methyl-tryptamine. C11H14N2

This was the first research chemical I encountered, and has been a permanent fixture in my arsenal ever since.

Also known as Indopan and IT-290, the compound was discovered in the 1950's and soon gained a place in the world through Tom Wolfe's seminal work The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. It was independently produced in the Soviet Union, where its brand name Indopan was scheduled as an antidepressant drug during the 1960's and 1970's.

A member of the tryptamine family, AMT's side-effects include nausea and vomiting - which can be severe in some people. Diarrhea, gas and general malaise are also common, and should not be administered without knowing your [threshold reaction].

It's found in two varieties: as an orange powder and as a white powder. The Internet of Things says that  orange AMT is much stronger than the white variety.

Dose ranges, orange AMT, oral, milligrams (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 10 to 30
• Mid-range: 30 to 70
• Strong: over 70

It can be administered orally and rectally, and there is anecdotal evidence that AMT can be also insufflated and vapourised or smoked. I have not experimented with these methods as AMT's smell is bad as it is. It dissolves well in alcohol and can be stored in vodka or another high-proof spirit for many weeks.

I have used both versions of AMT in doses from 5mg all the way up to 100mg - but have not ventured beyond that. This RC has the potential to bring about a catastrophic trip and reports in Erowid confirm it: you could end up in an Emergency Room.

Orange-coloured AMT

At lower doses (20 to 30mg for me) AMT is empathogenic, euphoric and slightly psychedelic. I feel energized and shiny, ready to take on the world.

As the dose increases the psychedelic effects increase as well. Tracers, shining lights and breathing surfaces are usual beyond 50 milligrams. It also lowers your inhibitions and social restraint, and can work very well in a party setting provided you don't drink too much. It's great for intimacy and sex. Actually, it's *awesome* for intimacy and sex.

In my experiences, hard liquor and AMT do not go well together and using too much of this may result in temporary amnesia. In a few adventures under the influence of AMT and hard liquor, I have not been able to recall events of the night before, including things like brawls, heated arguments or even sex.
Be careful: the AMT and alcohol combo can get you in deep trouble.

Seen that alcohol and AMT promote a darker, more dominant and more risk-taking side of my personality I have not been tempted to experiment mixing AMT with other research chemicals.

AMT's effects can go for up to 10 hours or more - some people have reported even longer trips on high-range doses. As with many other RC's, sleep is next to impossible whilst under the influence.