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    Posted on: 03/12/2003

    Question

    Is DMT deadly, and what sort of things do you see when you are tripping, do you go into your own little world?

    Answer

    Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), like all drugs, can be deadly, and may cause very different effects for different people, and with different doses.

    U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (2000). Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). In DEA Site Directory [Online]. Available: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/chap5/dmt.htm (2000, June 20).

    The above referenced site says:

    Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)

    Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has a long history of use worldwide as it is found in a variety of plants and seeds, and can also be produced synthetically. It is ineffective when taken orally unless combined with another drug that inhibits its metabolism. Generally it is sniffed, smoked or injected. The effective hallucinogenic dose in humans is about 50 to 100 milligrams and lasts for about 45 to 60 minutes. Because the effects last only about an hour, the experience was called a "businessman's trip."

    Answered By:
    Nancy Brown, Ph.D.


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