The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef.
South African journalist Kimon de Greef takes readers to the Sonoran desert in the southwestern US, where a powerful yet obscure drug has attracted evangelists including journalist Michael Pollan and the Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama bin Laden.
Devotees inhale a milky toad venom containing the psychoactive compound called 5-MeO-DMT — also known as the “God molecule.” The Ego Trip is a “sharp-eyed investigation of one of the lesser-known corners” of hallucinogens, the fanatics it entices, and the “psychedelic superstars” it elevates, Kirkus Reviews wrote. Buy The Ego Trip from your local bookstore.