A powerful hallucinogenic drug which people are said to consume by licking the back of poisonous toads could offer promise as a treatment for depression. The drug 5-methocy-N,-N-dimethyltryptamine ...

From hallucinogenic mushrooms and cacti to alcohol-infused enemas and psychoactive dried toad skins, the array of consciousness-altering substances that people in the early Americas used was wider ...

A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, Portugal and Brazil have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native ...

Boxing legend Mike Tyson says he “died” during a particularly trippy experience with drugs as he lauds the effect of toad venom. “I ‘died’ during my first trip,” the 55-year-old former world champion ...