Dose
A standard oral dose of AMT is between 15 - 60 mg.

Price
Rare, but sometimes sold at events for 5-20$ per dose, available from exotic chemical suppliers for 100-150$ per gram, aproximately the same from underground sources. (August 2000)

Law
AMT was placed in Schedule I in the United States on April 4th, 2003 through the emergency scheduling procedure. This makes it illegal to buy, sell, or possess without a license. AMT is schedule I in Illinois and may be scheduled in other states. Germany is the only other coutry we are aware of that has made AMT illegal to possess.

Chemistry


History
AMT was first developed in the 1960s as an antidepressant and MAOI with its cousin alpha-Ethyl-Tryptamine which was sold for a short while by Upjohn before being placed in Schedule I in 1971. AMT was available in the Soviet Union in the 1960s as an antidepressant under the commercial name Indopan in 5 and 10mg tablets. It remained a very obscure chemical until the late 1990s when began being sold commercially around the world as a research chemical and found its way into recreational use circles. It became illegal in the United States in April 2003.

Slang
The Substance: AMT, Alpha-Methyl, IT-290
The Experience: tripping

Onset
Depending on how much and how recently one has eaten, AMT generally takes 30-60 minutes (although sometimes as long as 90 minutes) to take effect.

Duration


Visuals

Contraindications


Addiction Potential