Actually this thread was not about crystal DNP in general but about a specific vendor operating a web site called BuyCrystalDnp.com.
That aside, there are threads all over this site and others with posts warning people about the dangers of DNP. When these posts contain specific, documented information they are certainly useful and helpful. What is neither is a post that basically says "Bro, DNP will KILL you! It's just for lazy, undisciplined people... Blah blah blah"
But since we already have the thread drift...
Yes use of DNP caries risk and it's critical to understand this risk. What bothers me most, however, is that the greatest risk is that it is very difficult to evaluate the risk. Look at the spreadsheet excerpt
@Eman posted. Dosage? One row says 2.5g. All at once? Over a year? There is just too little info. Much of it goes back to the 1930's, when DNS was legal, abused and record keeping was poor.
Also, there is no information about how many people are currently using DNP. Is 22 deaths a mortality rate of 1.0% or is it 0.0001%? Did those who died have other risk factors? And forget the suicides (what a horrible way to do that too).
From what I have gathered all the risks of DNP, except one (other than the trouble truly evaluating the risk), can be mitigated. It's a lot of work to mitigate the risks, but this all requires some discipline. The one risk I think can't be mitigated is PN. That seems to either hit people or not. When it does, apparently there is no warning and some people feel the rate is as high as 15% of DNP users.
I want to be clear that I am not advocating anyone use DNP, or any other substance, legal or otherwise. I am not and do not claim to be a doctor. I am not here to defend or champion DNP use. But on a board like this, useful data and informed opinions are welcome.