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However, some people had taken all the pills at once. Again, given the variation in amount of BZP and TFMPP across individual pills and brands, this may mean that young people experience a greater degree of intoxication than anticipated.

There was also evidence that some young people titrated their amount against the effects received:. Oh yeah, you don't even think how many you've taken — I just, I'll have like three at first and then if that doesn't last me the night I just take another until I've got the right energy.

Young people generally had a specific pattern of use with regard to amount used — i. This was mostly dependent upon the degree of intoxication they felt comfortable with. However, the amount used was sometimes varied, depending on the strength of the products being consumed and the context of use e.

I use them as a tool. Firstly it was to get wasted but now I'll take them if I don't want to get too wasted, just take two or three party pills — mgs at a time — I would be awake but it wouldn't get me wasted. Some young people also reported that they had reduced the number of pills they were taking on each occasion in an attempt to reduce the negative effects of the products.

The main route of administration for interviewees was swallowing BZP-party pills in their original form. All participants stated that this was their primary means of ingesting the drug, and few had experimented with other routes of administration.

A small number had snorted BZP- party pills as a means of trying something new, and in the expectation that it would provide a quicker 'hit'. All, however, stated that it was a 'one-off' occurrence due to suffering negative effects e.

Other routes of administration included ingesting BZP powder commonly known as "hummer" which was wrapped in a cigarette paper and swallowed. A minority had also emptied capsules from BZP-party pill products into drinks and consumed the substance in liquid form.

No young people interviewed reported injecting BZP or knowing anybody who had. Whilst IV use has been reported elsewhere [ 3 ], it has not been identified as widespread behaviour, nor specifically an issue for young people. BZP-party pill use was mostly a social activity undertaken with friends, with the majority of young people using the substances at night, during the weekend. It was predominantly associated with clubbing, 'raves' and dance parties — although some young people were also taking them in bars or at parties or gatherings in their homes:.

Probably just going out to town I suppose, drinking at home, having a few drinks at home then going to town and then taking the party pills when you get there. Or maybe having a party at home or something, drinking alcohol and then maybe having one party pill or something, just to maybe lift it a bit. That's typical for me I think. Daytime use of legal party pills was less common. Where this occurred, it was associated with outdoor use e. I'll take it when I've got heaps of cleaning to do and I'm not feeling in the mood, if I'm tired.

Then it gets done really well and then I'll just go to bed at the normal time at night. I take them at 11 am or midday. I get right into things. A small number of young people claimed to use party pills in the work place — this was either motivated by a desire to enhance their working day, or to assist in the recovery from previous social activities:.

Also if I'm really really tired and I know that I have to work, I'll take a few before I go to work and that will just keep me awake. And, like, you know, no one knows that you're on them because you're still — it's not like taking P [methamphetamine] or something where everyone knows that you're on something. Some young people had driven after taking party pills, either when travelling to, or returning home, from an all-night event.

In some cases, young people reported that they took party pills in place of alcohol when they were the 'designated driver' for the evening. A minority had also driven whilst 'high' on BZP-party pills. Young people generally perceived that driving after taking BZP-party pills was safer than 'drink-driving', both in terms of the risk of an accident and a driving-related conviction:.

Go to town with his mates and get someone to drive, the sober driver might go on to herbals [party pills] only, because at least they're in a good mood but they're not drinking. There is no evidence to support whether BZP-party pills pose a greater or lesser risk to driving ability, for example when compared with alcohol.

However, a link has been identified between risk perceptions and impaired driving behaviour — i. Concurrent use of cannabis 24 , ecstasy 20 , LSD 5 , methamphetamine 4 , ketamine 3 , GHB 3 , nitrous oxide 2 v and magic mushrooms 2 was also reported.

Only three people indicated that they did not use anything else with BZP-party pills. Note: participants could provide more than one response. Cannabis was most often used during the 'comedown' period to manage the negative effects experienced during the latter stages of the drug-taking episode, and to stimulate sleep and appetite:. Awful thing about party pills is that you can't sleep like, when I have finally been able to go to sleep it's not been a very nice sleep and doesn't last for long, and so I smoke a shedload of weed when I'm on party pills because I don't know, to try to go to bed.

Some of the young people in the sample who used ecstasy took the drugs in combination — either taking BZP-party pills prior to MDMA as a way of 'kick-starting' the night, or in reverse to prolong the effects of ecstasy:. Ecstasy wears off more quickly as well, like it's not as long lasting. If you're going out and you want to go out all night, you don't want to just go home at three or four — you want to be up until six, take some party pills to keep going.

Drinking often took place prior to taking the substances, as a part of general socialising or in the 'warm-up' to a big event. After ingesting BZP-party pills, a proportion of the sample reported that they stopped drinking — either because they found alcohol unpleasant or they felt sufficiently intoxicated.

Others maintained that the substances increased their capacity to consume large amounts of alcohol without experiencing usual feelings of intoxication, and took BZP-party pills as a 'sobering' device:. I might have been thinking of taking only two that night but I was feeling quite drunk so I took a third one. And then 45 minutes later I felt a bit sober and stuff and that's fine.

And I'm always dancing when I take them as well, which is a really good combination to sober up as well. Indeed, a number stated that they specifically took party pills when 'drunk' to enable them to carry on socialising. Use of the substances after consuming large amounts of alcohol has a number of risks given the potential for the products to mask actual levels of intoxication and, as evident in the participant's comments above, may result in an increased number of pills consumed.

A number of themes were identified when respondents were asked to describe what they viewed as the positive effects of BZP-party pill use. A key positive association with the products was their stimulant properties, with young people highlighting that use of the substances enabled them to stay awake for longer to undertake a wide range of activities.

These included dancing, general socialising, work, outdoor pursuits and study:. Oh it was amazing. I was just studying and remembering everything that I studied, just sort of going and going like a machine. I've never studied that well so I was impressed with myself at the time. By the time I get to the weekend I am pretty tired and I've got to make the most of the time that I have with my friends a lot of the time. I make the most of going out and dancing so I don't get tired because I enjoy that part of my life so much.

Energy [party] pills give me the opportunity to make the most of it for as long as I can. Many users reported that BZP-party pills made them feel confident and relaxed in social situations, and thus the products facilitated social interactions.

As a result, existing friendships were strengthened and new alliances were sometimes formed:. With party pills, um, I want to talk a lot, you've probably heard that before. And we don't want to dance, we just sit down and talk for hours and really enjoy, really get into it and share our deepest and darkest secrets and it's great.

Several young people spoke about the nature of the 'high' when considering positive effects of BZP-party pill use. They described the "buzz" experienced during the 'peak' of the drug-taking occasion, alongside a range of sensory and mind altering effects.

A number of young women also identified weight loss as a positive outcome of use. Some were using party pills specifically as a weight loss device, whilst others reported this as an added 'bonus' when socialising:. Me and [name of friend] have got the same figure and stuff. We have little podgy bits around here so we get the permanent creases. But after party pills you're all sunken in and you don't have those. It makes you so much more confident.

Such accounts of positive effects are in keeping with the experiences of users of other substances, particularly ecstasy [ 15 , 16 ]. A wide range of adverse or negative effects of BZP-party pills were self-identified by respondents, although it should be noted that it is reasonably difficult to attribute many of these to BZP-party pills alone.

A combination of BZP-party pill consumption, concurrent use of alcohol and other substances, extended periods of exertion, lack of sleep, and dehydration may all contribute to these negative effects. The adverse effects identified by the study participants can be divided into two categories: immediate effects i.

The negative immediate effects of the substances, as described by respondents, were predominantly physical. Others mentioned less often included impaired sexual performance, dizziness, sore eyes, stomach pains, teeth grinding, increased rates of smoking, and bleeding nose from snorting.

Most young people interviewed reported that they had experienced a number but not all of these immediate adverse effects:.

Cos my jaw goes absolutely mental. It screws up. It clicks every time I move it. Everybody always comments on my mouth. The fact that you can't urinate. I don't know about anybody else, but I can't go to the bathroom. A smaller number of young people had also suffered negative emotional or psychological effects whilst intoxicated. In contrast to the physical effects noted above, these were generally reported as being rare occurrences that did not happen on a regular basis.

They included experiencing feelings of tension, agitation, anxiety, or paranoia. When this occurred, most young people reported that they withdrew from social interactions:. I find party pills, you get times particularly for me towards the end of the night in particular, like the more like twisted euphoric party pills with the TMVP [TFMPP] stuff. They're like, get moments of real sort of withdrawn headspace where you just sort of like feel a bit funny and you don't want to socialise and your sort of thoughts get a bit weird.

Adverse effects experienced during the latter stages of the effects of BZP-party pills use were widely reported. These occurred in the hours and, in some cases, days after taking the products. In particular, an inability to sleep and a lack of appetite were two key issues identified.

At the end of the night you don't really feel tired. Like your body feels tired. When you think about it all you want to do is lie down. Your body is exhausted but your mind keeps going. And yeah, you just feel terrible and shaky and weak. You close your eyes but you keep seeing things and your mind won't stop.

In addition, during this period, many young people stated that they suffered a range of negative emotional or psychological effects, including feelings of depression, tension and anxiety. For some participants, these were present the day after using BZP-party pills, whereas for others they extended well into the following week. As a result of the impact of the substances on physical and emotional health, many young people reported that they withdrew from social interactions, or that their work or study performance had been impaired in the day s following BZP-party pill use:.

Definitely the next night if I have to go to work, I can't work, I'm extremely slow. Everyone gets really pissed off. So, I try not to go to work the next day. Sort of depression, but not really, it's like, you know, when a woman gets her period she just really starts nagging at people and stuff like that, it's more like that.

It's hard to explain really. You don't feel really sad or anything. You just feel tired and want to go to sleep and other people come in and try and try to keep you awake and you're like 'fuck off man'. The number of UK websites that sold the drug or websites based abroad that shipped to the UK suggested that there was a fairly significant number of users in this country.

An online survey conducted in late in collaboration with the magazine Mixmag showed that amongst this particular user group of clubbers In , the same survey showed a drop with Harm reduction Piperazines, as with all synthetic stimulants, are best avoided if you have high blood pressure or heart disease, epilepsy or liver problems.

If taken in hot clubs or while engaged in activity such as dancing be sure not to overheat. Start low and go slow. Take a quarter to a half of a pill and wait a couple of hours to gauge the effects. Do not take these drugs with alcohol, other stimulants or other serotonin boosting medications like antidepressants. BZP itself was initially developed as a potential antidepressant drug, but was found to have similar properties to amphetamine and therefore liable to abuse.

In the s, it was used in Hungary to manufacture piberaline, a substance marketed as an antidepressant, but later withdrawn [2]. In Europe, its use was first reported in Sweden in , but it only became widespread as a NPS from onwards until controls over the substance were introduced in , in the European Union [4].

Several countries have introduced national control measures over piperazines. Piperazines are usually available in the form of pills regularly pressed with logos similar to ecstasy pills , capsules or loose powders, and are mainly consumed by ingestion.

Liquid forms are rarely seen, but injection, smoking and snorting is also possible. Most piperazines act as central nervous system stimulants. In rare cases e. MT , they can also act as opioids.