OFFICIAL NAMES: Benzylpiperazine (BZP), trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP), 1-benzyl-1,4-diazacyclohexane dihydrochloride

STREET NAMES: Legal E, legal X, A2, the substance, piperazine, 2C-T-Z

DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Not scheduled, stimulant, hallucinogen

Overview

Chemicals known as piperazines have industrial applications worldwide, and it is legal to purchase bulk quantities of these chemicals on the Internet for this purpose. By changing chemical groups added to the basic piperazine skeletal structure, different chemicals can be formed that vary considerably in their industrial, medical, and mind-altering properties. Piperazine citrate and related compounds destroy intestinal worms, making these chemicals useful in both medical and veterinary preparations. Other medicinal and mind-altering qualities of piperazines are being exploited as possible treatments of depression, psychosis, Alzheimer's disease, and tumors.

The piperazines influence brain function through their effects on brain chemistry at different receptors, or specialized locations within nerves allowing them to communicate with each other through chemical...