BZP
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
A2; Frenzy; Nemesis
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
1-benzylpiperazine
DESCRIPTION
BZP is a stimulant which gained popularity in some countries in the early 2000s as a legal alternative to amphetamine, methamphetamine, and MDMA.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
BZP in a New Category of Substances in New Zealand, by M Bowden
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Synthesis of 1-Benzylpiperazine (BzP/A2), Rhodium Archive
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
EXPERIENCES #
Discomfort, by Anonymous
Not Very Impressed, by Epoch93
First Dissappointed Then a Believer, by Anonymous
Legal Does Not Mean Weak, by Summer22
My First Trip to A & E, by Waggle Dance
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Piperazine Reports - Lycaeum
LAW #
Report on the risk assessment of BZP [...] - EMCDDA, Feb 2009
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Chromatography Helps Identify the Latest Legal High - Chromotography Today, Oct 23 2015
Poison in party pills is too much to swallow - Nature, Jun 15 2011
Police may charge 'legal ecstasy' distributor - GlobeAndMail, July 15 2008
After club-goer's death, Health Canada looks at BZP - GlobeAndMail, July 10 2008
MP slams BZP as gateway drug, cause of psychosis - NZPA, Oct 10 2007
Mind-altering drugs: does legal mean safe? - New Scientist, Sep 29 2007
Battle lines drawn on legal highs - NZ Herald, Dec 29 2004
List of Piperazine-related Media - RichardGoode.com
PROHIBITION SITES #