If that really did happen, then it's a tragedy.
It should also serve as a warning to those reading these forums (the youngsters and the inexperienced) that anytime you take psychedelics, you are taking a risk.
YOU are taking a risk
you ARE taking a risk
you are TAKING a risk
you are taking A risk
you are taking a RISK
This isn't something commonly discussed, it's a bit of a taboo subject actually,
but it shouldn't be.
DMT is one of the most powerful hallucinogens known to man. It is NOT A TOY
Certain drugs lend themselves better to recreational use than others, and what really delineates these drugs are their 'softness', or, their gentle, forgiving nature when some human over-indulges. Some drugs are very good in this sense, like cannabis.
DMT is very dangerous in the hands of the casual or inexperienced user.
I think everyone should have access to psychedelics if they are an adult, and I think the positives outweigh the negatives, but personal resonsibility is ultimately what it's about. Educate yourself. The info is out there.
From TIHKAL #6:
"(with 100 mg, smoked) "As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweating. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me -- I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so devastating; I was being destroyed -- all that was familiar, all reference points, all identity -- all viciously shattered in a few seconds. I couldn't even mourn the loss -- there was no one left to do the mourning. Up, up, out, out, eyes closed, I am at the speed of light, expanding, expanding, expanding, faster and faster until I have become so large that I no longer exist -- my speed is so great that everything has come to a stop -- here I gaze upon the entire universe."
This stuff does not fuck around. IMHO, you should be well-versed in the other tryptamine-type compounds such as LSD and psilocibin before you ever even consider playing with DMT. This means you'd have a healthy respect for set and setting and you'd realize the stakes.
What are the stakes?
Your ass