In a bold move into relatively uncharted waters, drug researchers are delving into the curative effects of the psychotropic drug 5-MeO-DMT (also called mebufotenin) and studying its potential as a ...

When Johannes Reckweg arrived in the Netherlands in 2016 to work on his master’s program in neuropsychology, he didn’t expect to learn about a psychedelic compound commonly found in a toad that lives ...

5-MeO-DMT is a potent and fast-acting psychedelic, which is naturally produced by the Sonoran Desert toad as well as some species of plants. Its short duration –from 20 minutes to one hour– is giving ...