What is DMTDMT (Dimethyltryptamine) is a very strong psychedelic found in a number of animals and plants.1Psychedelic drugs can affect all the senses, altering a person’s thinking, sense of time and emotions. Psychedelics can cause someone to hallucinate, seeing or hearing things that do not exist or are distorted.2DMT is structurally similar to psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and is known to produce short-acting and intense visual hallucinationDMT (Dimethyltryptamine) is a very strong psychedelic found in a number of animals and plants.1Psychedelic drugs can affect all the senses, altering a person’s thinking, sense of time and emotions. Psychedelics can cause someone to hallucinate, seeing or hearing things that do not exist or are distorted.2DMT is structurally similar to psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and is known to produce short-acting and intense visual hallucinations.2Other types of psychedelics2C-BAyahuascaLSDMescalineNBOMesPsilocybin (magic mushrooms)What does DMT look like?DMT is found in a variety of plants and is the psychoactive ingredient in the drug ayahuasca.3 In ayahuasca, a plant containing DMT is boiled together with a plant containing a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as harmaline, and the mixture is drunk.4When produced synthetically DMT is a white crystalline powder.3Other namesDimitri, The spirit molecule, Changa, FantasiaDMT can be:vaporised or smoked in a pipedrunk as part of an ayahuasca brewsnortedinjected.5Effects of DMTThere is no safe level of drug use. Use of any drug always carries some risk. It’s important to be careful when taking any type of drug. Psychedelics affect everyone differently, based on:size, weight and healthwhether the person is used to taking itwhether other drugs are taken around the same timethe amount takenthe strength of the drug (varies from batch to batch)environment (where the drug is taken).DMT affects everyone differently, but effects may include:a ‘rush’euphoriachanges in moodincreased sensitivity to bodily sensations (body aches, tingles, feelings of pain and pleasure, warmth and fatigue)6,7increased heart rate and blood pressuredilated pupilsincreased rectal temperatureintense visual hallucinationdissociation.5,7DMT is most commonly smoked in Australia, with effects commencing almost straight away and finishing after around 30 minutes.5Related4-ACO DMT DMT DMT VAPE PEN AND CARTRIDGES