anyone know of any textbooks or ebooks or anything that would give me a good introduction to drug chemistry? like LSD, MDMA, i'm not really interested in methamphetamines but would learn about them cuz the info might help me understand other things.

Well don't start looking for stuff on synthesizing drugs.

You need to go to school and lay some groundwork.

Pihkal/Tihkal has synthesis for many chemicals. To actually learn how to do the synths, though, you'll need to load up on chemistry textbooks.

Well don't start looking for stuff on synthesizing drugs.

You need to go to school and lay some groundwork.thats what i'm looking for, just a good base so i can understand basic drug synthesis. i don't mind spending 3-4 months studying. or even 6-year if that's what it takes, i'm a jack-of-all-trades and i learn quick so i would really like to learn about it to broaden my horizen further. sorry for all the cheese in this post but i couldn't think of better words.

If you're interested in synthing, then that is organic chemistry...Doing a quick google search for that would probably land you at least a few text documents on the introduction to organic chem. It is way easier to learn this from someone who has experience (a teacher)...can get pretty complex with no prior knowledge...but if your up to it have at it.

First search from google http://www.krysstal.com/organic.html

Hmm...does anyone know where I could find high school level chemistry courses online?

Go to highschool first son.

Get groundwork in chemistry, biochemistry, cellular biology and human anatomy. If you're anything like me, that's a fucking daunting task without some kind of teacher. Then move onto pharmacology, learn about the different systems, learn how they work, learn where things go. This will take a couple of years and a fair bit of work.


...then you're ready to learn about "drug chemistry"

If you're interested in synthing, then that is organic chemistry...Doing a quick google search for that would probably land you at least a few text documents on the introduction to organic chem. It is way easier to learn this from someone who has experience (a teacher)...can get pretty complex with no prior knowledge...but if your up to it have at it.

First search from google http://www.krysstal.com/organic.htmlthanks for the link, it's helping a lot. and it's pretty interesting stuff.

Pihkal/Tihkal has synthesis for many chemicals. To actually learn how to do the synths, though, you'll need to load up on chemistry textbooks.---True that Pihkal/Tihkal is great but.... you have some biochem/chem under your belt. Im doing biochemistry masters and its fucking hard.(but fun) You have to know alot about labratory technique

anyone know of any textbooks or ebooks or anything that would give me a good introduction to drug chemistry?

You mean like that giant fucking chemistry forum linked from the front page?

No. Don't know nothin', nigga.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Chemistry_bookshelf

There is a sticky of great reads in the lab tips forum.

please, i beg of you...read up and understand things before you start asking a million questions over there. If you help yourself, we'll be more than happy to help you over there.