Nootropics Depot
Nootropics Depot, also known as Centera Bioscience, is a nootropics vendor based in Arizona, United States. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company is Paul Eftang, who is also known by his online handle "MisterYouAreSoDumb".
Between April 2017 and September 2021, Nootropics Depot and Eftang sold non-Food and [...] Administration (FDA)-approved pharmaceutical drugs including tianeptine, adrafinil, phenibut, and racetams to consumers across state lines in the United States. As part of their operations, they engaged with consumers through a dedicated online Reddit forum. The preceding activities led to an FDA and United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) investigation and eventual prosecution of the company and its CEO. In October 2023, Nootropics Depot and Eftang pleaded guilty in a federal court and agreed to forfeit and seized drugs as part of a plea bargain. In February 2024, they were sentenced, with Nootropics Depot receiving 3years of probation and Eftang receiving 1year of probation. The company imported worth in raw materials from China for the drugs between April 2017 and September 2021 and made approximately in profits from selling the drugs during this time period. Eftang has defended the company by stating that its nootropic products had existed in a "legal gray zone" somewhere between a "[...]" and a "supplement".
In February 2026, Nootropics Depot and Eftang called for industry-wide legal clarification and reform.
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