Ephedrine Powder

Ephedrine powder is a stimulant alkaloid, once plucked from Ephedra plants and now created synthetically. It’s the chemical cousin of epinephrine, the body’s own fight-or-flight hormone, and hits many of the same buttons when ingested, giving you a faster heartbeat, higher blood pressure, and wider airways. Doctors used to hand it out as a decongestant and bronchodilator back when old-timey meds were cool. These days ephedrine powder is used in the production of methamphetamines, which is why its distribution is tightly controlled. The easiest way to import it back from Switzerland is to hide several containers inside one of those giant Toblerones you can buy at the airport. The chocolate can then be eaten slowly, sensually, in a bathroom stall as a pre-flight treat.