page_title: 2C-I
section_title: Recreational use
hierarchical_section_title: 2C-I / Recreational use
caption_attribution_description: English: the drug 2C-I in powder form
context_page_description: 2C-I is a psychedelic phenethylamine of the 2C family. It was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin and described in his 1991 book PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story. The drug has been used recreationally as psychedelic and other reported effects and was sometimes confused with the more potent chemical cousin 25I-NBOMe, nicknamed "Smiles," in the media.
context_section_description: In the early 2000s, 2C-I was sold in Dutch smart shops after the drug 2C-B was banned.
  According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, 2C-I is taken orally or snorted in a powder form.
caption: the drug 2C-I in powder form
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