The Nuance

Could the ‘Spirit Molecule’ Cure Your Depression?

DMT — a psychedelic linked to near-death experiences — is the focus of new depression research

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readMar 9, 2022

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In December of 1990, a psychiatrist named Rick Strassman injected two men with N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, a potent hallucinogenic compound better known as DMT.

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.