WASHINGTON, United States – November 2013. On November 15, the synthetic phenethylamines 25I-NBOMe(2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine); 25C-NBOMe (2-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine); and 25B-NBOMe (2-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine) were placed under temporary control (two years) in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). There is no approved medical use for these particular synthetic drugs, nor has the Food and Drug Administration approved them for human consumption. According to the press release, these substances have been linked to the deaths of at least 19 Americans aged 15 to 29 between March of 2012 and August of 2013. During the next two years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to determine if these drugs should be made permanently illegal.

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