Are you a 2C-B boffin? Think you’re brilliant at bees? Test your knowledge with our 2C-B quiz.
1. What are some of the effects of 2C-B if you’re taking a common dose?
A. Euphoric, energetic, more affectionate and decreased appetite
B. Hallucinations, laughter fits, changes in perception of time, euphoria, restlessness
C. Increased body temperature, inflated ego, Increased sex drive,
D. Hallucinations, nausea, changes in mood, dizziness
E. All of the above
F. None of the above
2. What is the legal classification of 2C-B?
A. Class A under the Misuse of Drugs act
B. Legalised
C. Class B under the Misuse of Drugs act
D. Regulated under the psychoactive substances act
3. What kind of drug is 2C-B?
A. Opiate
B. Psychedelic
C. Depressant
D. Dissociative
4. True or false: Are 2C-B and Tuci the same drug?
A. True
B. False
C. Schrödiger’s drug is both all drugs and no drugs at the same time until testing with a spectrometer proves them to be one or the other
5. What’s the common dose for 2C-B when taken orally?
A. 20-35mg
B. 15-25mg
C. 200 mg
D. 80-100mg
6. “Set and Setting” is an important consideration when taking psychedelics like 2-CB. It refers to what?
A. Where and how you’re taking the drug
B. The state of mind you are in
C. Who you are taking the drug with
D. All of the above
7. What does the B in 2C-B stand for?
A. Bromo
B. Boronic
C. Benzyl
D. BUTTS
8. 2C-B’s effects have been described as a mixture of which two drugs?
A. Cocaine + ketamine
B. MDMA + LSD
C. Shrooms + LSD
D. MDMA + Ketamine
9. Which of these methods of taking 2C-B are the least harmful?
A. Snorting and shelving
B. Shelving and oral/sublingual
C. Oral/ sublingual and snorting
D. Injecting and oral/ sublingual
10. How many deaths have been attributed to 2C-B?
A. 12
B. 3
C. 90
D. 0
11. How long do 2C-B’s effects last?
A. Half an hour
B. Between eight and ten hours
C. Between five and seven hours
D. One to two hours
12. Alexander Shulgin, the chemist who discovered 2C-B, famously wrote in his book PIHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved) that 2C-B was his favourite of all known psychoactive substances for which of the following effects:
A. Hallucinations (auditory)
B. Hallucinations (visual)
C. Increased libido and erotic entactogenic effects
D. Empathogenic effects
13. The dose-response relationship for 2C-B could be described as:
A. Taking a bit more has a lot of effect
B. Double the dose has double the effect (i.e. linear relationship)
C. Taking a bit more has a small effect
D. Taking a bit more has no effect
Answers
1. E. Like most psychedelics, a standard dose of 2C-B (15-25mg taken orally) can affect your…well. Your everything, really.
2. D. It’s regulated under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013
3. B. Drugs in the 2C family are psychedelics
4. B. 2-CB is the name for one drug whereas Tusi is a mixture of different drugs that could include cocaine, MDMA, ketamine. Basically a mystery soup.
5. B. 15-25mg, according to Psychonaut Wiki
6. D. All of the above. Read our post Set, Setting, and the Suck: How to avoid negative experiences at festivals to find out more.
7. A. Bromo. 2C-B’s full name is 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine.
8. B. LSD and MDMA.
9. B. Oral and shelving (we did say that the B in 2C-B was for butts…)
10. D. So far nobody’s died from taking 2C-B by itself. Ref The Clinical Toxicology of 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B): The Severity of Poisoning After Exposure to Low to Moderate and High Doses by Johanna J Nugteren-van Lonkhuyzen et al, 2020 (PubMed website)
11. C. Between 5-7 hours including comedown, according to Psychonaut Wiki
12. C. Increased libido and erotic entactogen effects. Read the quote on Wikipedia
13. A. Taking a little more has a large effect.