Examples of DMT in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The officers also discovered what appeared to be a clandestine lab that was used to make methamphetamine and a hallucinogenic called dimethyltryptamine, or DMT. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024 This therapy would be limited to people who are 21 and older, and would decriminalize the use of psilocybin, DMT, mescaline (though not peyote) and MDMA in therapeutic settings under the supervision of licensed and trained facilitators. Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024 In addition to being the active ingredient in ayahuasca, DMT is an endogenous molecule synthesized naturally in mammalian brains. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023 The bill authorizes $15 million through the Department of Defense for trials each fiscal year using psilocybin, DMT, MDMA, and ibogaine. Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 13 July 2023 Acid, Ecstasy, Toad and Peyote (a.k.a LSD, MDMA, DMT and Mescaline) LSD, MDMA, DMT and mescaline are the main non-psilocybin psychedelics being studied for their therapeutic potential. Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023 Classic psychedelics like mescaline, LSD, psilocybin and DMT have been classified as Schedule 1 substances by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) since 1970, and MDMA, the synthetic psychedelic also known as ecstasy or molly, was added to the list in 1987. Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 June 2023 These drugs fell under three categories: psychedelics (psilocybin, DMT, LSD, MDMA, ayahuasca, and ketamine), anesthetics (propofol and sevoflurane), and cognitive enhancers (modafinil and methylphenidate). Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 June 2023 The active chemical in ayahuasca is DMT, which is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug that occurs naturally in various plants. Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023

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First Known Use

circa 1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of DMT was circa 1966

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“DMT.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DMT. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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