Description: | It got to the point where I became so frustrated at this life that I resolved to take my own life unless I could be given a proper reason to continue living," he said. "I knew I wanted to help the world in some way but to me it just seemed hopeless to even try. The answer came to me in the form of DMT and it felt like the universe embraced me in a soothing ocean of love." From then on, he said his cynicism was replaced by optimism. He became refreshed and energised, and felt he could start his life with a new "positive and clear outlook." As well as the enlightenment that users of hallucinogenics tend to talk about, Sam felt DMT really pulled him back from the edge. In some sense he found the answers he was looking for, but he also had a new appreciation for living.
The use of DMT can be traced back hundreds of years and is often associated with religious practices or rituals. The drug is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, a traditional South American brewed tea. DMT is used illicitly for its psychoactive, hallucinogenic effects. "Spiritual insight" is one of the most commonly reported positive side effects of the drug. The vast majority of new DMT users are already experienced with using psychedelic drugs, and as is the case with other illegal hallucinogens, users often obtain the drug through the Internet.
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine has a similar chemical root structure to an anti-migraine drug called sumatriptan. DMT is a white crystalline powder that is derived from certain plants found in Mexico, South America, and parts of Asia, such as Psychotria viridis and Banisteriopsis caapi. It is typically consumed in the following ways: vaporized or smoked in a pipe consumed orally in brews like ayahuasca, snorted or injected on rare occasions. The chemical root structure of DMT is similar to the anti-migraine drug sumatriptan, and it acts as a non-selective agonist at most or all of the serotonin receptors, particularly at the serotonin 5-ht2a receptor. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that has a large effect on the majority of our brain cells. |