Drug Law

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Drugs and medicines are regulated within Biesellite space. Due to various agreements between the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate and the Republic of Biesel, all SCC and SCC-affiliated vessels enforce Biesellite drug law as per the Corporate Regulations. Possession, consumption, or distrubution of an illegal drug is considered i212 - Contraband.

Drug Categories

Drugs are classified into six (6) distinct groups depending on the use, potential for abuse, and risk of damage. Severity increases as the number lowers, with Group 1 drugs being deemed the most dangerous and carrying the highest potential of abuse.

Group 1: Recreational Drugs (Deadly)

These drugs lack an accepted medical use and carry a high potential for abuse and damage. They have a high risk of fatality and are deemed most dangerous to an individual or community. All of these drugs are illegal unless otherwise stated.

• Cocaine is a recreational drug known for its sharp, but short, energy boost. Very commonly used by Cytherians on Venus. Overdosing is easy--and often fatal.
  • Contemplus is a variant of cocaine from Venus; it is designed to enhance cognitive abilities.
  • Sparkle is a designer variant of cocaine from Venus. Primarily present in the nightlife scene, it is designed to lower a user's inhibitions and increase pleasure.
  • Spotlight is designer variant of cocaine from Venus. Commonly used in the acting scene, it is designed to increase the user's confidence.
  • Mate de Coca is an herbal tea made of coca leaves. Because it contains such a small amount of cocaine, it is as safe to drink as coffee. This tea originated in South America in the Andean countries and is consumed there and on Mictlan to this day. It remains legal on Mictlan; however, it is still illegal in other regions of Biesellite space.
• Heroin is an extremely potent but dangerous and addictive opiate refined from morphine.
• Impedrezene is a narcotic that impairs one's ability to think by impeding the function of brain cells in the cerebral cortex.
• Joy is an expensive and illegal drug often abused by those who can find no other means to numb their physical or mental pain. A Joy addict is a truly sad sight.
• Mindbreaker Toxin is an incredibly potent hallucinogen designed to wreak havoc on the brain, resulting in disturbing hallucinations and brain damage. It is, however, also a precursor to several useful medications.
  • Possession of Mindbreaker Toxin is only permitted within the Pharmacy or Chemical Research laboratory.
• Red Nightshade is a combat performance enhancer originating from the criminal syndicates of Mars. The drug stimulates regions of the brain responsible for violence and rage, inducing a feral, berserk state in users. It is incredibly hard on the liver, and overdoses are deadly.
• Stimm is a homemade stimulant drug. With its high toxicity and unpleasant side effects, it is the last resort of the desperate or reckless.

Group 2: Recreational Drugs (Dangerous)

These drugs are without a medical use and have a high potential for abuse. They are capable of causing severe mental or physical damage when overdosed or regularly consumed long-term. However, they are considered less dangerous than Group 1 drugs. All of these drugs are illegal unless otherwise stated.

• Aphrodite is the chemical diona nymphs inject into organics when they bite. Following pressure from the Eternal Temple, Aphrodite is now a controlled substance to prevent harvesting and/or coercion of diona into providing the drug. It is NOT illegal for a diona to supply Aphrodite when willingly sampling blood.
• Hyperzine is a complex cardio-synaptic stimulant drug designed to increase the performance of the body. Downsides include violent muscle spasms and tremors.
• Spectrocybin is a hallucinogenic chemical found in a unique strain of fungi. Little research has been conducted into the hallucinogenic properties of spectrocybin, though many spiritual creeds utilise the drug in rituals and claim it allows people to act as mediums between the living and dead.
• Kilosemine is a stimulant that combines the effects of synaptizine and hyperzine without the immediate side effects. Long-term use causes kidney damage.
• Krok Juice is an advanced Eridanian variant of ancient krokodil, known for causing prosthetic malfunctions.
• Nightlife is a liquid narcotic commonly used by the more wealthy drug-abusing citizens of the Eridani Federation. Works as a potent stimulant that causes extreme wakefulness. Lethal in high doses.
• Raskara Dust hails from the gang-ridden Tajaran slums of Biesel. A relaxant that produces trance-like states, it can be snorted, inhaled, or injected. Its corrosive nature causes facial disfigurement, and long-term use damages the heart.
• Xu'Xi Gas is a recreational drug hailing from Qerr'Malic. It produces a mild high similar to Wulumunusha and is known to make users susceptible to persuasion. Most forms of Xu'Xi Gas that can be bought outside of the Nralakk Federation are cheap, synthetic substitutes, as smuggling true Xu'xi gas into Biesel is a costly and dangerous task. Only works when inhaled.
• Snowflake is a recreational stimulant refined from frost oil, found in certain plants. While the overdose can be harmful to the user, it is legal.
• Vorothy, also known as Gateway, is a substance from Adhomai, made from the sap of the Mech'ty tree. It is capable of inducing a hallucinogenic, paralyzing trance. Overdose can cause the user to fall into a coma, which few have ever awoken from.

Group 3: Recreational Drugs (Mild)

These drugs are without a medical use but carry a low potential for abuse or have a higher threshold for overdose. They cause less mental or physical damage when overdosed or regularly consumed long-term. As such, these drugs are legal unless otherwise stated.

• Ambrosia Extract is a fairly strong relaxant commonly found in Ambrosia plants. It's one of the most widely available drugs in human space.
• Colorspace is a psychedelic drug that alters thought and perception.
• Diesel, not to be confused with the uncommon oil-based liquid fuel, is a viscous byproduct in many refining operations of radioactive materials. It energizes Diona, however causes impairment when overdosed.
• Caromeg is a stimulant commonly found in small amounts in oracle products. It encourages sociability and pleasure, but in high doses can cause paranoia, high fever, and even brain damage.
• Nicotine is an ancient stimulant and relaxant commonly found in small amounts in tobacco products. It is highly toxic in large amounts.
• Mercury Monolithium Sucrose, or MMS, is a synthetic relaxant that lasts twice as long when inhaled. It is both abused and used as a chemical precursor for medication.
• Psilocybin is a strong psychotropic derived from certain species of mushroom.
• Wulumunusha Extract, the extract of the Wulumunusha fruit, can cause hallucinations and muteness.

Group 4: Medication (Prescription, Addictive, Abusable)

These drugs possess a medical use, however, may also be abused as a recreational drug. When used as intended, they carry low potential for abuse or damage. They are only legal when purchased and possessed with a valid prescription, or when they are used by medical staff.

• Co'qnixq Wuxi, or Co'qnixq Nootropic, has existed since before Glorsh, and was developed as a cognitive enhancer for Skrell with early onset dementia. Taking the substance provides a mild energy boost and heightens one's consciousness greatly. Frequently used as a 'smart drug' by students and scientists.
• Corophenidate is prescribed for ADHD and narcolepsy. It is also used as a "smart drug" by students and workers.
• Tremble is an ancient tribal Unathi narcotic based on the outer gel layer of the seeds of a poisonous flower. It is a capable painkiller similar to Oxycomorphine, and is capable of boosting the natural healing of organs. It is not capable of being mass-produced and is thus uncommon.
• Tranquilizers Nerospectan and Neurapan are prescribed for mental illness, but also used for their calming effects.
• Narcotic painkillers come in different strengths. Here they are listed from weakest to strongest; the stronger, the more addictive and dangerous:
  • Mortaphenyl, the most commonly used but weakest of the narcotics, treats moderate pain.
  • Morphine, which can be refined from poppies, is extremely effective at treating severe pain. Unlike other painkillers, morphine can be inhaled.
  • Tramarine is a synthetic form of morphine developed by NanoTrasen early in its history, that can be used in its place for most medical purposes. It is known to be more dangerous however with alcohol, other opioids, or an overdose.
  • Oxycomorphine is a last-resort painkiller for extreme pain, often in dying patients. It is phoron-based, which makes it more expensive.

Group 5

These drugs have a medical use and are not considered abusable. However, use of the drug requires proper instruction from a medical professional. As such, these drugs are only legal when purchased and possessed with a valid prescription, or when they are used by medical staff.

Medication (Prescription, Non-Addictive, Non-Abusable)

Some medications are available only by prescription because it takes a medical professional to use them correctly.

Adrenaline Adipemcina Alkysine* Arithrazine Asinodryl Bicaridine Butazoline Cataleptinol Clonexadone Coagzolug Cryoxadone

Cytophenolate Dermaline Dexalin Plus Ethylredoxrazine Fluvectionem Helmizole Inacusiate Kelotane Leporazine Lipozine Lithium*

Peridaxon* Polysomnine* Pulmodeiectionem Rezadone Ryetalyn Saline Plus Serotrotium* Soporific* Steramycin Synaptizine Thetamycin

*Causes impairment.

Medication (Prescription, Addictive, Non-Abusable)

These drugs are used for the medical treatment of mental illness; however, they carry a high potential for addiction. They are not considered dangerous or harmful, however require a prescription to ensure proper use to avoid dependence.

• Emoxanyl: Treats concussion, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy.
• Minaphobin: Treats anxiety disorders.
• Neurostabin: Anti-psychotic; also treats muscle weakness.
• Orastabin: Treats anxiety disorders and speech impediments.
• Parvosil: Treats anxiety disorders, phobias, and social anxiety.

Group 6: Medication (Non-Prescription)

These drugs have a medical use, are non-addictive, and non-abusable. They are widely available, whether over the counter or sold from a vendor. They are commonly utilized in first-aid kits, or similar applications including use by medical professionals. As such, all of these drugs are legal.

Some medications usually only used by medical professionals are so useful in an emergency that they have been made available in pre-measured doses in pills, autoinjectors, or autoinhalers, often in color-coded and clearly labeled emergency pouches, to be used by the unskilled.

• Antidexafen is a type of cough syrup. Good for soothing a sore throat; occasionally abused by people who should really know better.
• Cetahydramine is used to treat allergies and, at higher doses, as a sleep aid.
• Dexalin is a phoron-based medication that delivers oxygen directly to the blood, bypassing the lungs. It is available in oxygen deprivation emergency kits. Unlike most OTC medications, Dexalin is moderately dangerous because an overdose can cause brain and eye damage--though luckily only at doses much higher than the pills and autoinjectors available in emergency pouches.
• Dylovene is a broad-spectrum anti-toxin. Emergency doses are carried and used by personnel who work with toxic substances or venomous xenofauna.
• Hyronalin is an anti-radiation medication commonly available to personnel at risk of radiation exposure.
• Inaprovaline is an all-purpose stabilizer and mild painkiller. 5u autoinjectors are issued to each crew member aboard the Horizon.
• Oculine. Refined oculine is generally a prescribed medication, but carrots have been genetically modified so that eating them helps heal mild eye damage. An odd example of a medication that is over-the-counter--at the cafeteria.
• Perconol is a mild painkiller that also treats fever and inflammation. It can be abused if taken in an overdose, which causes hallucinations. Low doses are generally over-the-counter, but injectable or high-dose perconol tends to be by prescription.
• Pneumalin helps heal lung damage and can save a life if administered in an emergency to someone who has been exposed to vacuum. Pre-measured one-dose autoinhalers are available in specialized low-oxygen lockers aboard shuttles for workers doing EVA-heavy jobs.
• Regenerative-Muscular Tissue Supplements help mitigate an off-worlder human's muscle weakness in high-gravity areas. They are either widely available to the public, or routinely prescribed.
• Tricordrazine is an older, safer, and slower version of bicaridine and kelotane. It is safe enough to be used as a food or drink ingredient. Liquid, injectable tricordrazine is still used by doctors to encourage healing of minor injuries.
• Verunol Syrup induces vomiting. An unpleasant, though effective, way to empty the stomach in an emergency.

Intoxicating Drinks

These drugs are common consumables that lead to inebriation of other mental alteration. While they are abusable, and can be addictive, their ubiquity across history has led them to remain legal. Disruptive behavior due to intoxication is considered a breach of i105 - Hooliganism. The legal drinking age in Biesel is 18, as such all employees are of legal age to consume and possess intoxicating drinks unless otherwise stated.

• Ethanol, otherwise known as simply alcohol, is the intoxicating drink of choice for humans. Skrell may drink it, too, but it affects them much more strongly.
• Butanol is the basis of intoxicating drinks for Unathi. Other species feel little effect unless they drink large quantities.
• Toothpaste, usually used to clean teeth, contains fluoride, which is intoxicating to Vaurca.
• Royal Vaurca Jelly, a slimy nutrient concentrate that has stimulant and mildly hallucinatory effects, was originally created to feed Varuca larvae. It has since been canned and distributed to other species, which generally find it to be very tasty.

Stimulant Drinks

These drinks have a mild stimulant effect, but do not cause impairment. They are safe to consume in reasonable quantities. Overdose tends to involve jitters and anxiety. These are legal to possess and consume.

• Caffeine, found in tea and coffee and added to other beverages, is ubiquitous among humans.
• Energy Drinks, containing various stimulants (often caffeine or Vaurca jelly), are stronger than tea and coffee.
• Koko Reed Juice has a stimulant effect on Unathi and is safe for other species.

Other Regulated Substances

Some drugs are simply not categorized. Their possession is not regulated, however misuse of these drugs may classify as malpractice or similar offensive regulation breaks.

• Bluespace Dust is composed of microscopic bluespace crystals. Exposure to the dust causes space-time instability.
• Condensed Capsaicin is the main component of pepper spray. Despite being a less-lethal weapon, pepper spray is not guaranteed non-lethal; the pain of exposure has been known to cause heart attacks.
• Paxazide is an expensive psychoactive drug that suppresses regions of the brain responsible for anger and violence. Paxazide can be psychologically addictive due to its tranquilizing properties. Its potential for controlling populations of workers or citizens is obvious--and obviously unethical.
• Sanasomnum is a cocktail of biomechanical stem cells which induce a regenerative state of unconsciousness capable of healing almost any injury in minutes. However, usage nearly guarantees long-term irreversible complications, and it is banned from medical use throughout the Spur.
• Truth Serum is an expensive and unethical psychoactive drug capable of inhibiting defensiveness and impairing reasoning, causing those under the effects of the drug to be very open to telling the truth. It is against regulation to utilize Truth Serum aboard any SCC or SCC-affiliated worksite.