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Research Chemical Discussion

[STRICTLY NO SOURCING] subreddit for the discussion of synthetic psychoactive research chemicals a.k.a. Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

256k subscribers556 posts / mo in Sep 2026377 authors / mosince 2010

r/researchchemicals has 256k members (+9.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 556 posts a month from 377 people. Top topics: Drug Overdose Crisis, Flamethrower Discussions and Combos.

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How r/researchchemicals has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.6%in 12 months · +2.2% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026256k
Growing256k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−36%vs Sep 2025 · −6.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026556
QuieterPeaked at 2.1k in Jan 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/researchchemicals

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Drug Overdose Crisis<0.1%
  2. Flamethrower Discussions<0.1%
  3. Combos<0.1%
  4. Pyro Memes<0.1%
  5. Caffeine Facts & Effects<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. DuckDuckGo
  2. PsychonautWiki
  3. Erowid
  4. TripSit
  5. Search - Microsoft Bing

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