/oss/taxonomy/term/995/all en /oss/article/drugs-health/social-tonics <p>If it isn’t illegal, it must be legal. That’s why benzylpiperazine pills, under names such as Purepillz, Peaq, The Good Stuff, Frenzy and Pure Rush can be sold in Canada. And what are these pills? “Social tonics” they’re called and are meant to provide energy, produce euphoria and invigorate sexual experiences. Basically they’re stimulants. The human penchant for stimulants is nothing new. Since time immemorial people have been trying to dope up hum-drum lives with chemicals. Alcohol is perhaps the best example, but there are numerous others.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:16:23 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1926 at /oss