--- title: "The “Pentastack” of Illegal Drugs That Looksmaxxers Like Clavicular Are Taking to Enjoy a Night Out Sounds Like a One-Way Trip to the Hospital" description: "Gen Z manosphere influencers are putting horrendous things in their body to achieve beautiful looks without the wait." date: "2026-05-03" modified: "2026-05-03" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/health-medicine/pentastack-drugs-looksmaxxing" categories: - "Health & Medicine" - "Medical" - "RX and Medicine" --- # The “Pentastack” of Illegal Drugs That Looksmaxxers Like Clavicular Are Taking to Enjoy a Night Out Sounds Like a One-Way Trip to the Hospital ![A close-up of a man with a mustache and nose ring holding a small blue pill near his mouth, about to take it. The background includes blurred green leaves and a window with natural light.]() *Getty Images / Catherine Falls Commercial* Look, if you're out there safely experimenting with drugs, no judgment. There are plenty of [ketamine therapy clinics]() and woo-woo [psilocybin retreats]() to go around. But if your drug cocktail looks anything like the infamous looksmaxxers infesting a certain corner of the internet, you may have a problem. If you've been paying any attention to the internet's current bad boys like Braden "Clavicular" Peters and Androgenic (real name unknown), you probably know about how they promote dubious tricks like [smashing their faces with hammers]() and taking [steroids meant for fattening cows]() in a quest to become more attractive. (Behold their unsettling visages and decide for yourself whether they've been successful.) With health tips like those, you might wonder what these guys do for fun. Well, a new story [by *Vanity Fair*]() took a horrifying peek behind the curtain at what a night on the town means for looksmaxxing influencers, and it's a stomach-churning blend of uppers, downers, and everything in between that underscores the general sense that these folks are here for a good time, not a long time. Peters, for instance, has long been notorious for dabbling with methamphetamine in order to lower his appetite, though he's careful to insist that he doesn't mess with "street meth." But it turns out that's only the tip of the iceberg. Androgenic, for instance, swears by a five-substance cocktail he calls "the pentastack" that mixes Adderall, dextromethorphan, pregabalin, ketamine — and perhaps most surprisingly the [industrial solvent BDO](), which according to *VF* mirrors the effects of Rohypnol, a notorious date rape drug. Whether Peters has indulged in the pentastack is anyone's guess, but it's probably worth mentioning that Androgenic was on stream with him the night that he was [rushed to the hospital]() in an apparent overdose. (In the aftermath he [said he was taking a break]() from mind-altering drugs, but it's unclear if he's followed through.) If you think anyone's learning the right lesson from all this, think again. On social media, for example, Androgenic fired back against his haters. "People will literally be drinking ALCOHOL, one of the most physically and mentally toxic drugs, and God forbid combining it with COKE which metabolises into cocaethylene and increases cardiac arrest risk 9 fold, and be shittalking my high IQ healthy sustainable drug stack," Androgenic [taunted naysayers]() in a post on X-formerly-Twitter. "Usually I add LSD though." **More on drugs:** *[Government Handing Out Cash Bonuses to Drug Researchers Who Rush Through Regulatory Approvals]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()