TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The Tompkinsville Police Department is expressing concern about what it says is a new drug for the local area.

Tompkinsville police say a search at a home was conducted on Wednesday regarding the reported presence of dimethyltryptamine, or DMT.

This resulted in the discovery of seven glass jars of suspected DMT, as well as mushrooms and a several controlled substance pain medications, authorities say.

According to police, DMT can be consumed in multiple ways, such as vapes, crystals burned with fumes in a pipe or orally ingested. Authorities say the onset of DMY effects are rapid but can resolve within 30 to 45 minutes.

Psychology effects include intense visual hallucinations, depersonalization, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image, acco

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