On the anecdotal side of benefits and addiction, podcast host Shawn Ryan, former Navy Seal and CIA operative, states very clearly that his experience with DMT a

On the anecdotal side of benefits and addiction, podcast host Shawn Ryan, former Navy Seal and CIA operative, states very clearly that his experience with DMT abruptly excavated him from a pit of addiction that included alcohol and heavy prescription drugs. He described the experience as vividly showing him all the poisonous aspects of what he'd been doing. The impression was powerful enough that he immediately dropped it all and hasn't foundered since. There are extensive reports of heavy addictions being virtually vaporized through DMT. Obviously some measure of openness and desire to change is important, but I personally do not think the potential here is debatable.