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Pharmacokinetic profile of common hallucinogens

Pharmacokinetic profile of common hallucinogens
Drug/substance Typical dose Kinetics following ingestion
(refer to NOTE)
Onset (minutes) Peak effect (hours) Duration of effects (hours)
25B-NBMOe Oral (buccal) or nasal: 250 to 500 micrograms 20 to 40 0.5 to 4 12 to 16
25C-NBOMe Oral (buccal) or nasal: 200 to 1000 micrograms 1 to 15 0.5 to 4 4 to 10
25I-NBOMe Oral (buccal) or nasal: 500 to 800 micrograms 1 to 17 0.5 to 2 6 to 10
AMT (α-methyltryptamine)

Oral: 20 to 40 mg

Smoked: 6 to 10 mg
20 to 30 4 to 8 12 to 16
DMT (dimethyltryptamine; N,N-dimethyltryptamine)

Oral: 35 to 75 mg

IV, smoked: 30 to 150 mg
20 to 60 1 to 2 2 to 8
Dextromethorphan Oral: 100 to 600 mg 15 to 30 2.5 4 to 6*
5-MeO-DIPT (Foxy methoxy)

Oral: 5 to 30 mg

Nasal: 5 to 20 mg

Smoked: 2 to 15 mg
20 to 60 1 to 2 3 to 6
Hawaiian baby woodrose (Argyreia nervosa) Oral: 5 to 10 seeds ND ND 6 to 8
Ibogaine Oral: 10 mg/kg 45 to 120 4 to 8 18 to 24
Ketamine

Oral: 200 to 300 mg

IV: 50 to 100 mg

IM: 75 to 125 mg

Nasal: 60 to 250 mg
15 to 20 0.5 to 1 1.5 to 2
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) Oral: 25 to 200 micrograms 30 to 90 3 to 5 6 to 12
Mescaline (peyote) Oral: 200 to 500 mg (6 to 12 dried buttons) 30 to 120 2 to 4 6 to 12
Morning glory (Ipomoea violacae) Oral: 200 to 300 seeds 60 ND 6 to 10
PCP (phencyclidine)

Oral: 2 to 6 mg

IV, nasal, smoked: 1 to 3 mg
30 to 60 1 to 4 4 to 6
Psilocybin Oral: 10 mg (20 to 30 g fresh mushrooms; 1 to 2 g dried mushroom powder) 20 to 30 1 to 2 6 to 8
Salvia divinorum

Oral: 1 mg (5 to 10 leaves)

Smoked: 200 to 500 micrograms
3 to 15 1 1 to 3
NOTE: Kinetics shown are for oral doses. For most substances, peak levels following injection, nasal insufflation, or smoking occur within 1 to 5 minutes.

ND: no data available for this parameter.

* For rapid metabolizers (majority), who have high CYP2D6 activity; for poor metabolizers, duration of action can exceed 24 hours.
Data for table adapted from:
  1. Drug Enforcement Administration, US Department of Justice. Drugs of Abuse, A DEA Resource Guide, 2022 Edition. https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/2022_DOA_eBook_File_Final.pdf. (Accessed January 18, 2024).
  2. Nichols DE. Hallucinogens. Pharmacol Ther 2004; 101:131.
  3. The Vaults of Erowid. http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives. (Accessed July 23, 2012).
  4. Baselt RC. Disposition of Toxic Drugs in Man, 9th ed. Biomedical Publications, Foster City, 2011.
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