Alexander Shulgin

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American medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author (1925–2014)

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Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin was an American biochemist who synthesized and tested over 200 psychedelic and related chemical compounds. Among the most notable psychedelic and related drugs that Shulgin developed include 2C-B, DOM (STP), and Ariadne. In addition, he is known for discovering and describing the unique effects of the entactogen MDMA (ecstasy), which led to its use in MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and to its widespread use as a recreational drug, for instance in the rave scene.
Alexander Shulgin
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