DPT

DPT
Chemical Nomenclature
Common names	DPT, Dipropyltryptamine, The Light
Substitutive name	N,N-Dipropyltryptamine
Systematic name	3-[2-(Dipropylamino)ethyl]indole
Class Membership
Psychoactive class	Psychedelic
Chemical class	Tryptamine
Routes of Administration
WARNING: Always start with lower doses due to differences between individual body weight, tolerance, metabolism, and personal sensitivity. See responsible use section. ⇣ Smoked Dosage Threshold 10 mg Light 15 - 20 mg Common 20 - 50 mg Strong 50 - 100 mg Heavy 100 mg + Duration Total 30 - 90 minutes Onset 0 - 1 minutes After effects 2 - 4 hours ⇣ Oral Dosage Threshold 50 mg Light 75 - 150 mg Common 150 - 250 mg Strong 250 - 350 mg Heavy 350 mg + Duration Total 2 - 4 hours Onset 20 - 60 minutes After effects 2 - 3 hours ⇣ Insufflated Dosage Threshold 5 mg Light 20 - 50 mg Common 50 - 100 mg Strong 100 - 200 mg Heavy 200 mg + Duration Total 3 - 5 hours Onset 5 - 20 minutes Peak 30 - 45 minutes After effects 2 - 4 hours DISCLAIMER: PW's dosage information is gathered from users and resources for educational purposes only. It is not a recommendation and should be verified with other sources for accuracy.
Interactions

Summary sheet: DPT

N,N-Dipropyltryptamine (also known as DPT or "the Light") is a psychedelic drug belonging to the tryptamine family which was first reported in 1973, where it was researched in low doses as an adjunct to therapy for alcoholism. It has also been researched in high doses to induce peak experiences for terminal cancer patients. DPT is an intense synthetic hallucinogenic drug which is the primary sacrament for the Temple of the True Inner Light, a Christian off-shoot organization who believe in psychedelic use and call DPT "the true flesh of God."

DPT is most commonly consumed via insufflation or orally. Some report the experience of insufflation to be very painful which, with the rapidness of onset, does not give the user much time to acclimate themselves to the strong effects. DPT can be administered intramuscularly as well, and this appears to be the preferred route of administration in research settings. DPT can also be administered intravenously; however, this route may be considered extreme for most users. DPT can be smoked as both the freebase and the hydrochloride salt although the freebase can be considered vastly superior to the HCl for smoking. DPT freebase occurs as an oil except when extremely pure, as such it is rarely encountered. Smoking DPT freebase is reported to be the preferred route used by the Temple of True Inner Light.

Chemistry

DPT, or N,N-dipropyltryptamine, is a synthetic indole molecule of the tryptamine class. Tryptamines share a core structure comprised of a bicylic indole heterocycle attached at R₃ to an amino group via an ethyl side chain. DPT contains two propyl groups carbon chains bound to the terminal amine R_N of its tryptamine backbone.

DPT has many substituted analogues such as 4-HO-DPT or 4-AcO-DPT.

Pharmacology

Further information: Serotonergic psychedelic

DPT's psychedelic effects are believed to come from its efficacy at the 5-HT_2A and 5-HT_1A receptor as a partial agonist.

The role of these interactions and how they result in the psychedelic experience continues to remain elusive.

Subjective effects

This subjective effects section is a stub. As such, it is still in progress and may contain incomplete or wrong information. You can help by expanding or correcting it.

Disclaimer: The effects listed below cite the Subjective Effect Index (SEI), an open research literature based on anecdotal user reports and the personal analyses of PsychonautWiki contributors. As a result, they should be viewed with a healthy degree of skepticism.

It is also worth noting that these effects will not necessarily occur in a predictable or reliable manner, although higher doses are more liable to induce the full spectrum of effects. Likewise, adverse effects become increasingly likely with higher doses and may include addiction, severe injury, or death ☠.

Physical effects

At light to moderate doses, there is often a slight sense of anaesthetization and relaxation. As the dose increases, perceptions of heart rate increase and body tremors and loss of muscle control are often reported. DPT can range from strong euphoria and eroticism to nausea and dysphoria even within the same trip.

• Spontaneous tactile sensations - The "body high" of DPT is generally more prominent to that of the better known DMT. There is often the sensation of limbs feeling disconnected from the body, a force pinning the body to the surface on which it lay and body tremors which can often make the user feel aware of but not in control of their body.
• Changes in gravity - At higher doses, physical feelings of moving through spaces at quick speeds or being pinned down are common.
• Headaches
• Motor control loss
• Muscle contractions
• Nausea
• Physical autonomy
• Physical euphoria
• Wakefulness

Cognitive effects

• Conceptual thinking
• Catharsis
• Déjà vu
• Emotion enhancement
• Existential self-realization
• Feelings of eternalism
• Feelings of impending doom
• Increased music appreciation
• Novelty enhancement
• Memory suppression
  • Ego death
• Personal bias suppression
• Rejuvenation
• Simultaneous emotions
• Subconscious communication
• Time distortion
• Unity and interconnectedness

Visual effects

Enhancements

• Colour enhancement
• Pattern recognition enhancement
• Acuity enhancement

Distortions

• Drifting (melting, breathing, morphing and flowing)
• After images
• Colour replacement
• Colour shifting
• Recursion
• Scenery slicing
• Symmetrical texture repetition
• Tracers
• Visual haze

Geometry

The visual geometry of DPT can be described through its variations as intricate in complexity, both abstract and concrete in form, more digital than organic in feel, choppy and only loosely structured in organization, brightly lit, multicolored in scheme, sharp in its edges, fast in speed, simultaneously smooth and glitching in motion, immersive in depth, and consistent in intensity. At higher doses, it is more likely to result in states of level 8A visual geometry over level 8B.

Hallucinatory states

DPT produces a full range of high level hallucinatory states in a fashion that is more consistent and reproducible than that of any other commonly used psychedelic. These effects include:

• Machinescapes
• Transformations
• Internal hallucinations (autonomous entities; settings, sceneries, and landscapes; alterations in perspective and scenarios and plots)

Toxicity and harm potential

Further information: Research chemicals § Toxicity and harm potential, and Responsible use § Hallucinogens

The toxicity and long-term health effects of recreational DPT do not seem to have been studied in any scientific context and the exact toxic dose is unknown. This is because DPT is a research chemical with very little history of human usage. Anecdotal evidence from people within the psychonaut community who have tried DPT suggests that there are no negative health effects attributed to simply trying the drug by itself at low to moderate doses and using it very sparingly (but nothing can be completely guaranteed). Independent research should always be done to ensure that a combination of two or more substances is safe before consumption.

It is strongly recommended that one use harm reduction practices when using this drug.

Tolerance and addiction potential

DPT is not habit-forming and the desire to use it can actually decrease with use. It is most often self-regulating.

Tolerance to the effects of DPT are not built.

Legal issues

• Latvia: DPT is a Schedule I drug.
• United Kingdom: DPT is a class A drug in the UK under a generic clause originally added in 1977 that covers derivatives of tryptamine that are modified by alkyl substitution at the nitrogen atom of the tryptamine side chain.
• United States: DPT is not scheduled at the federal level in the United States, but it could be considered an analog of 5-MeO-DiPT, DMT, or DET in which case the purchase, sale, or possession could be prosecuted under the Federal Analog Act. DPT is a Schedule I controlled substance in the states of Florida and Maine, making it illegal to buy, sell, or possess.
• Sweden - Following its sale as a designer drug, DPT was made illegal in Sweden on 26 January 2016.

Experience reports

Anecdotal reports which describe the effects of this compound within our experience index include:

• Experience: Oral & Insufflated DPT, Running up the Doses
• Experience:10mg & 20mg Intravenous DPT HCl - Familiar Shapes, Experiencing Death, Immersed in The Light
• Experience:150mg DPT - A Walk Into The Depths of Insanity
• Experience:75 mg - Good tunes feat. Jeb Bush

Additional experience reports can be found here:

• Erowid Experience Vaults: DPT

See also

• Responsible use
• Psychedelics
• Tryptamines
• Entheogens
• DMT

External links

• DPT (Erowid)
• DPT (Wikipedia)
• DPT (TripSit)