Raw DMT

Description

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT or N,N-DMT) is a hallucinogenic chemical substance. Occurring naturally in many plants and animals, DMT is both a structural analog and a derivative of tryptamine.

Sometimes called the “spirit molecule” or Dimitri, DMT is known for producing intense and sometimes spiritual psychedelic experiences. Similar to other psychedelics such as magic mushrooms and LSD—although less well-known than these hallucinogenic drugs—DMT is used both as an entheogen for ritual purposes by various cultures and as a recreational psychedelic drug.

DMT stimulates serotonin production in the brain. Sudden floods of serotonin generate feelings of well-being and joy, allowing DMT to trigger feelings of intense euphoria, new takes on reality, and strange, life-changing hallucinations in users. Users report that DMT produces dynamic hallucinations of geometric forms and vivid, euphoric mystical experiences.

DMT has intense effects, a rapid onset, and a comparatively short-lived duration. This is why users coined the phrase the “business trip” for DMT in the 1960s, since they could access a full psychedelic experience in far less time than compounds such as psilocybin or LSD required. Inhaled or injected DMT in particular produce extremely short-lived effects: only about five to 15 minutes. Even ingested versions last just a few hours, typically.

Other names for DMT include:

• 45-minute psychosis
• businessman’s special
• businessman’s trip
• fantasia
• spiritual molecule

Structurally and functionally, DMT is an analog of other psychedelic tryptamines, a group that includes:

• 5-MeO-DMT
• O-acetylpsilocin (4-AcO-DMT)
• bufotenin (5-HO-DMT)
• psilocin (4-HO-DMT)
• psilocybin (4-PO-DMT)

One common theme among DMT users is the idea that DMT feels more real than real. Many users on a DMT trip report the sensation of being guided by spiritual beings or aliens, and their minds being “pulled” from their bodies, all within an wildly vivid environment of patterns and carnival colors.