captagon

If they want to get into drugs, why not all in and produce Captagon like Assad's regime in Syria?

A few swig from bottles, but most prefer Captagon pills, nowadays the Gulf’s favourite drug, at $25 a pop.

There were also reports about widespread use of captagon during the attacks of October 7th 2023.

Syrian Assad family now makes more money on captagon than they were doing before the war from all their businesses.

There is no evidence I am aware of that Captagon is actually being sold as anything but fenethylline.

Amphetamine sure, but captagon is a more complicated molecule without any real extra benefit.

To me it didn't seem especially important, but I only read up on Captagon because of the story.

The same goes for Captagon & Tilidin which are often compared to Tramal.

By your standard, Captagon can be anything and it has no meaning.

The drug originally marketed as Captagon was an amphetamine prodrug, yes.

You don’t resist by filming yourself slaughtering children under captagon.

A french report debunked that contemporary captagon actually contains any Fenethylline, as most of the production capabilities have been dismantled in the 90s following its prohibition.

They call it Abu Hilalain (Father of Two Half-moons), after the two letter “c”s (for Captagon) embossed on the pills.

However, Wikipedia reports: “ Many of these counterfeit "Captagon" tablets actually contain other amphetamine derivatives that are easier to produce, but are pressed and stamped to look like Captagon pills.” which makes a lot more sense if the chemistry is being done in Syria.

Captagon is a produg to amphetamine and theophylline and is controlled level 1 meaning it's completely illegal in the United States.

Captagon is fenethylline - it breaks down in the body into amphetamine and theophylline.

Captagon is not pseudoephedrine as this silly article says it.