This article was originally featured on Undark. 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 ...

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 ...

Filmmakers Charles Turley, Boris Jänsch, and Frank McCaughey. “Are some doors better left unopened?” That is the ultimate question three friends ask themselves in the captivating documentary film 5MEO ...

Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," opened up about smoking psychedelic toad venom on Instagram on Saturday. The 38-year-old smoked 5-MeO-DMT, a chemical naturally excreted from Bufo ...

A study examining subjective experiences after intranasal application of 5-MeO-DMT found that its effects peak 8-15 minutes ...

'Flip or Flop' star Christina Haack said smoking toad venom made her less egotistical and prepared her for a relationship Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," said she smoked psychedelic ...

A Texas church has claimed to invent a novel psychedelic drug used as its sacrament — and has ostensibly been giving it to members of its clergy as one might a communion wafer. But a recent chemical ...

You can add the Sonoran Desert Toad to the current escalating body count of threatened species worldwide, as the amphibious creature’s psychoactive secretions continue to gain popularity with ...

In an unusual turn for an unassuming species, a desert amphibian is at the center of both a potential ecological crisis and an evolving question of drug policy. The creature in question is the ...