Its really amazing that people in charge of such things like the DEA are not held to a higher standard. Giving so much misinformation should be punished with a fine.

LANSING (WXYZ) - Only a sophomore at Michigan State, Dustyn Frolka had proven himself as a rising star in rap music. At 19, he’d already been signed to a label, produced albums and put on shows across the country.

"He worked on his music, it was his passion. He was very, very smart," said friend Shelly Camach. "And he was very dedicated."

But friends also say that, over the last few months of his life, Dustyn began to change.

"He was just starting to be not as motivated as he is, he just didn’t seem like he had much dedication the last few months," Camacho said.

On Saturday, Dustyn’s life ended along I-69 when a motorist spotted his nearly lifeless body out in the cold. He died later that night, leaving behind a one-year-old daughter and scores of questions police are trying to answer.

But a possible clue in his death came from his Twitter account. Sent just hours before he died, Dustyn wrote this: “I’ve never done DMT and tonight is about to change (expletive).”

"DMT is a strong psychedelic hallucinogenic drug," said DEA Special Agent Rich Isaacson. "There is no legitimate medical use for this drug and there is a high potential for abuse."

Short for Dimethyltryptamine, DMT is a little-known hallucinogenic that occurs naturally in plants, and even in our own bodies. The drug itself not widely known today—even to many in law enforcement—but it’s popularity is growing, especially on college campuses.

"Now it’s trickling down to teenagers," said Dr. Erik Ayers, who works in the Wayne State University Physician Group.

"It’s a drug that people look towards using, because it does give them a different perspective of what life is, it allows them to run away from the realities of life."

Ayers has treated patients who’ve abused DMT, which is known on the street as “God’s drug.” Users liken it to a spiritual awakening of sorts. Others, like some who’ve described the experience on YouTube, say it allows you to create your own reality.

"The walls grew, like I’m talking the walls were like…woosh, woosh…they shrunk and grew," said one user.

"There were these gingerbread beings all around me," said another. "They do these really weird hand movements."

While the drug is not mainstream, it has certainly made its way into Michigan. In 2008, the DEA raided a DMT lab being run out of an apartment near Kalamazoo.

"The problem is, the more you use it, the more you get away from what reality is," Dr. Ayers said. "And you start to then hate reality, so that’s why the abuse potential continues."

If the drug played a role in Dustyn’s death, it’s too early to know for sure. Police are still working leads and treating the case as a homicide.

I wonder if that dr. Ayers is a real person or just a made up person... does he really believe what he is saying and has he really treated people who "abused" dmt? All of it sounds so made up... Why does everyone think that psychedelics is about fleeing reality? Because isn't that what alcohol is for?

I read this early this morning before I left for work and, having just gotten home, read it a second time. There has been a question in my head all day: "What can I do?"

Or better yet, what can all of us do? How can we change the public opinion? Part of me wants to live, isolated and alone, in a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness, living off the land and enjoying entheogenic experiences without having to listen to this crap; the other part of me feels that I almost have an obligation, as someone whose life has been dramatically changed by DMT (as well as Cannabis and Psilocybin) to spread this truth - and I know I'm not the only one with this inclination. But what can I do?

-Dramatically reduced my drinking
-Quit feeling the desire to smoke cigarettes
-Gone back to the gym
-Kept a cleaner house
-Nearly finished my bachelors in mechanical engineering (on my last semester)