Scientist have dosed the first participant in a London trial investigating the effects of a psychedelic substance 5-MeO-DMT, found in the Sonoran desert toads on the human brain, The substance causes powerful hallucinations, euphoria  and disassociation. The toads are found in the north-western Mexico and the south-western United States. In 2022, the National Park Service warned people to stop licking the back of the toads to induce a psychedelic  trip, as the amphibians’ skin contains poisonous toxins. Beckley Psych, a biopharmaceutical firm created a synthetic version of 5 MeO-DMT, named BPL -003, as part of the trial  looking into the … Continue reading Psychedelic drug 5-MeO-DMT, found in the Sonoran desert toads