There’s seemingly no end to what some people will do to alter their minds.

Hats off to lawmakers, police, educators, parents, judges and, too often, coroners and funeral directors, who are left to sort things out.

Some substances, alcohol, opiates and other plant derivatives such as peyote and marijuana, have been around for all of recorded history.

Last week, police arrested a 21-year-old during a traffic stop and charged him with possession of DMT, the street name (or one of them) for dimethyltryptamine, which, when inhaled, results in hallucinations.

“We have not heard of it nor seen it in Vicksburg before,” said Police Chief Walter Armstrong.

Yes, well, there was a day in Vicksburg when no one had heard of crack or meth or huffing or mushrooms or kids stealing their parents’ Oxycontin prescriptions.

Time, however, marches on.

Credit police for recognizing the DMT, eight grams of which was seized in crystal form and with a reported street value of $3,200.

Credit police for knowing it was a Schedule 1 drug, which makes possession a felony in Mississippi.

We learn more: Although essentially a synthetic by the time it is used for recreation, the drug is a derivative of several plants, including anadenanthera peregrina seeds and virola bark, which are found in South America and the West Indies.

“It’s more prevalent in California,” Armstrong said. “They often refer to it as ‘LSD on steroids.’ It’s pretty potent.”

No doubt, but it seems there’s no end to what some people will do to alter their minds. The challenge for law enforcement grows every day.