Venom is usually a substance that is asked to be avoided. But some people seem to use it. This is about toads. Some people use it to ingest or smoke their venom, but why? Recently, on the news Mike Tyson, was just in a face-off with Jake Paul. Tyson said credited his comeback to boxing to the hallucinogenic effects of smoking toad venom. He said "You rub it down until it becomes fine sand, and then you smoke it. Then you meet God. And this is what God told me to do." This is what, as per Tyson, inspired him to come back to boxing.What Is Toad Venom?The active ingredient in the venom is 5-MeO-DMT, a psychedelic chemical. This can be ingested by licking the toad's back, it is more common to extract the venom and convert it to a powder form before smoking it. Many have also reported that smoking this venom can lead to a psychedelic trip within 10 to 30 seconds that distorts vision and sound. As per the Addiction Centre, some users have described this trip "as a feeling of awareness, being connected to a higher power and feeling reborn."Pharmacologists suggest that while it is unlikely that toad venom per se will be investigated for therapeutic benefit, there are several groups investigating the therapeutic benefit of 5-MeO-DMT for indications such as treatment-resistant depression and substance misuse. What Can It Do to Your Body?While the data is lacking, some studies do suggest that overdosing can lead to fatality. High doses can also lead to some feeling disoriented, nauseated, and even white-out. The hangover of the same can last for several days. It can also trigger other addictive disorders and intensify symptomology into something that exceeds one's ability to control it. As per a study published in 2003, titled Toad venom poisoning: resemblance to digoxin toxicity and therapeutic implications, most patients have gastrointestinal symptoms consisting of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort. Toad toxin poisoning is manifest primarily by digitalis toxicity-like cardiac effects, including bradycardia, atrioventricular conduction block, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and sudden death.
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