What is foxy? What is foxy?

What does foxy look like? What does foxy look like? Who abuses foxy? Who abuses foxy?

How is foxy used? How is foxy used?

What are the risks? What are the risks?

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What is foxy?What does foxy look like?

Foxy and foxy methoxy are common

names for a synthetic drug with thechemical name 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DIPT).Abused for the hallucinogenic effects itproduces, foxy belongs to a class ofchemical compounds known as tryptamines. (Other hallucinogenic tryptamines include psilocybin and psilocyn.)

Foxy is typically available as a

powder, capsule, or tablet. (Generallythe powder is placed into capsules orpressed into tablets before it is sold tousers.) Some capsules and tabletscontain foxy powder mixed with blue,green, red, purple, tan, orange, gray,or pink powders. The tablets sometimes are embossed with logos suchas a spider or an alien head.

How is foxy used?Who abuses foxy?What are the risks?

Foxy is typically consumed orally in

6- to 20-milligram dosages, althoughdosage amounts vary widely. The drugalso may be administered via smoking orsnorting. Typically, users begin to feelthe drug’s effects 20 to 30 minutes afteradministration. The hallucinogeniceffects peak after approximately 60 to 90minutes and generally last for 3 to 6hours.

Foxy typically is abused by teenagers

and young adults. The drug often is usedat raves, nightclubs, and other venueswhere the use of club drugs, particularlyMDMA (ecstasy), is well-established. Inorder to capitalize on the popularity ofMDMA and other club drugs, dealers sellfoxy and other noncontrolled syntheticsubstances in these environments.However, the Drug EnforcementAdministration (DEA) made foxy a controlled substance through emergencyscheduling in April 2003.

Foxy produces a variety of negative

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