§2.8.1 · Chemicals › Synthetic Cannabinoids

5F-AKB48

5F-APINACA

Also known as Magic Dragon

Acute: Extreme riskDependency: High risk

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Quick reference

Routes

Smoked

Form

Smoking Mixture

Duration

Onset

20 Seconds

Total duration

2 Hours

Experience

Negatives / side effects

Induces acute anxiety, extreme fear, panic, gut-wrenching dread, and unbounded paranoia.
Can cause the worst drug-related experiences, even from a couple of hits.
Uneven distribution of the chemical in blends can lead to unpredictable and intensely negative effects.

Aftereffects / comedown

The horror eventually passed after about an hour, allowing a return to normal.

Reference dosage

Reference ranges from third-party harm-reduction databases. Individual response varies enormously — start lower than you think.

Any route

light	0.5mg+
strong	2mg+
heavy	4mg+

Reagent testing

Recommended reagents

Duquenois-Levine Fast Blue B

Expected reactions

Duquenois-Levine	Purple (non-specific cannabinoid indication)
Fast Blue B	Orange/brown

Adulterant detection: Synthetic cannabinoid — indazole-based. Fast Blue B and Duquenois-Levine are the most useful. Cannot distinguish between specific synthetic cannabinoids.

Synthetic cannabinoids are highly dangerous and variable in potency. No reagent can identify the specific compound reliably. Avoidance is the safest approach.

Source

Reference fields and narrative for 5F-AKB48 extracted from The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott (MxZero Publishing, 2022).

drugusersbible.com

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