Piperazines - BZP (Benzylpiperazine) and related compounds (such as mCPP,TFMPP and others)
Street/brand name: BZP, Party Pills, Fast Lane, Silver Bullet, Smiley’s, Happy Pills, Bolts Extra Strength
BZP is a piperazine and may come as a tablet, capsule or an off-white powder
BZP pills can come in many shapes or forms, may sometimes be sold as "ecstasy", and may also marketed under various names depending on the country.
BZP is a derivative of piperazine. Unlike the parent substance piperazine, BZP was originally evaluated as an antidepressant drug; it was never intended as an anthelminthic drug.
Piperazine is used as an 'antihelminthic' drug as an anti-worming agent for farm animals..
The reported effects when administered are those of a stimulant somewhat like amphetamine, although reportedly less strong.
The effects can last for 6-8 hours, depending on the dose taken.
It can cause decreased appetite and wakefulness/difficulty sleeping.
The next day, some users may feel headachy and tired.
At present there are few reliable reports detailing the full range of possible adverse side effects.
However, it may cause collapse, fits, potentially life threatening seizures, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, hypertension, anxiety, and agitation.
BZP and some of the related compounds have been found in combination with MDMA and amphetamine.
BZP and related compounds (such as mCPP,TFMPP and others) have now been made illegal as Class C drugs with possession and supply offences under the 1971 Act.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the UK announced in March 2007 that BZP and related products, for human consumption, were subject to medicines legislation.
Selling, supplying, or advertising piperazine products for human consumption is illegal and vendors may face prosecution under medicines legislation.