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Article: Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
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DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE (DMT)
This drug is a member of the Hallucinogenic substances known as indoleamines. These are compounds that are structurally similar to the neurotransmitter Serotonin. Although found in certain plants and, according to some evidence, can be formed in the brain, DMT is synthesized for use. Its effects are similar to those produced by Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), but unlike LSD, DMT is inactive after oral administration. It must be injected, sniffed, or smoked.
DMT has a rapid onset, usually within one minute, but the effects last for a much shorter period than those produced by LSD
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with the user feeling "normal" within thirty to sixty minutes. This is ...