NZ recreational drug users have been warned about a potentially deadly substance detected in samples of what was presumed to be dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in Auckland and Christchurch.

DMT is a psychedelic drug found in a number of animals and plants that produces effects similar to LSD. It comes often as a crystalline powder that is yellow, white or off-white in colour. Drug information agency High Alert issued a warning about the drug yesterday, saying some DMT samples have been found to contain synthetic cannabinoid […]