Summary
DOC is an extremely potent and long-lasting psychedelic amphetamine with a steep dose-response curve. Active at sub-milligram doses with effects lasting 14-20 hours, it poses significant risks of overdose and prolonged difficult experiences. Commonly misrepresented as LSD on blotter paper.
Perspectives
“There is little I can say about DOC that hasn’t been said already. I am grateful that I got to experience this, grateful for the humor and grateful for the intensity and testing the limits of my endurance. DOC for me at this dose was immense, intense and domineering.”
“I was hit with a slightly light head; the effects were quite real. I was disconnected, and somehow spacey, but this was a favorable spacey which was kind of fun. Somewhere at about the sixth hour I realized that I was beginning to drop off a bit, but six hours later yet, there was still a lot of memory. This is a long thing.”
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 1-2mg | 2-4mg | 4-6mg | 6mg+ |
| Insufflated | 0.25-1mg | 1-2mg | 2-3.5mg | 3.5mg+ |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 0.75-2 hrs | 1-2.5 hrs | 3.5-6 hrs | 3-6 hrs | 10-20 hrs |
| Insufflated | 0-6 min | 12-30 min | 2-6 hrs | 2-8 hrs | 10-20 hrs |
Effect Profile
148 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Validated against 83 Erowid trip reports
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Strong visuals, body load, headspace, and auditory effects
Strong stimulation, euphoria, and anxiety/jitters with moderate focus
Tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Tolerance to DOC (and classic psychedelics) rises sharply after an experience and then decays over about 1–2 weeks; model and ratios are heuristic, inferred from user reports, not measured pharmacology.
Effects
Aggregated from 83 Erowid and 65 Bluelight experience reports
Positive Effects 69
Adverse Effects 48
Combinations
PiHKAL / TiHKAL
“I was hit with a slightly light head; the effects were quite real. I was disconnected, and somehow spacey, but this was a favorable spacey which was kind of fun. Somewhere at about the sixth hour I realized that I was beginning to drop off a bit, but six hours later yet, there was still a lot of memory. This is a long thing.”