Benzylpiperazine Category: Stimulants

Also called: BZP, legal E, pep pills, herbal E, piperazine, XXX, legal X, majic, elevate, A2, party pills.

How it’s used

You can get benzylpiperazine, or BZP, in a tablet or capsule which you swallow. This is a fairly new drug so we don’t know much about its long-term effects.

Short-term effects

Effects last for 4 to 6 hours
You may feel alert, euphoric and a general sense of well being
Your perception of taste, colour or music may be affected

Long-term effects

Seizures
Irregular heart beat and rise in blood pressure
Fainting
Impotence – you can’t get an erection
Mild memory loss

Other dangers

You risk having a psychotic episodes or seizures if you take high doses.

If you are pregnant

Do not use if you are pregnant as we don’t know enough about the risks to your baby.

Addictive

There seems to be a low risk that you will get physically addicted but a mild risk of psychological dependency, where you feel you can’t cope without it.