- Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," said she smoked psychedelic
toad venom to treat her anxiety. - The 38-year-old smoked $4, a
venom that can cause hallucinations. - The toad venom is much stronger that some
psychedelics , being $4 than DMT.
Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," opened up about smoking psychedelic toad venom on Instagram on Saturday.
The 38-year-old smoked $4, a chemical naturally excreted from Bufo Alvarius toads that causes hallucinations.
The toad venom is known to be much stronger than some psychedelics, being $4 than DMT. Unlike other psychedelics with longer trips, $4 5-MeO-DMT trips last between 30 and 90 minutes.
"My experience felt like my ego was being ripped away from me - a much needed 'ego death,'" Haack wrote on her Instagram story.
Haack posted a picture of her new partner on Instagram, saying the ego death she experienced after smoking the Bufo Alvarius toad venom helped her be emotionally ready for a relationship when she met him.
The mother of three said she used the venom to treat her chronic anxiety she had been dealing with for years.
"I met Josh when I wasn't in a state of fear or fight-or-flight … I had taken time off social, hired a spiritual coach and smoked a Bufo toad (which basically reset my brain and kicked out years of anxiety in 15 mins)," she wrote.
Haack isn't the only public figure touting the benefits of toad venom. $4 previously reported celebrities like Mike Tyson have used 5-MeO-DMT to have spiritual experiences.
Research suggests toad venom could help treat anxiety
$4 suggests people with anxiety can benefit from smoking 5-MeO-DMT. A 2018 study found the drug could be helpful for people treating their anxiety and depression.
Of the 362 participants in the study, 80% said they felt like their depression was less severe after tripping and 79% said their anxiety was less severe.
While research on the intersection of 5-MeO-DMT and mental