Entheogens and Psychedelics including Ayahuasca, LSD, Peyote, Mescaline, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Salvia
An entheogen is a psychoactive compound, typically from natural sources such as plants or fungi, that can be used to alter consciousness for spiritual purposes (Johnstad, 2018).
Americans going abroad for illegal heroin treatment
As America’s opioid and heroin crisis rages, some struggling with addiction are turning to a drug illegal in the US. Jonathan Levinson went to one clinic offering the treatment in Mexico.
In Brazil, Some Inmates Get Therapy With Hallucinogenic Tea
JI-PARANÁ, Brazil — As the night sky enveloped this outpost in Brazil’s Amazon basin, the ceremony at the open-air temple began simply enough.
150 years into the opioid epidemic, many are resorting to ibogaine treatment
Every new government administration has its fair share of issues inherited from predecessors. In the US it is no different.
What Ayahuasca Taught Me About Taking Care of My Health
Right now, I am undergoing what ayahuasca users call “integration.” Following a ceremony, there’s an indefinite period, maybe days or weeks, when the plant’s lessons continue to seep in.
Gwyneth Paltrow predicts psychedelics will be the next ‘big’ wellness trend
Gwyneth Paltrow has predicted the next big health trend will be psychedelics.
A puke bucket and an ancient drug: is ayahuasca the future of PTSD treatment?
I visited Peru to find out more about an intriguing ayahuasca study – and to have my own experience with the psychedelic brew…
Psychedelic Drug Banned In The U.S. May Help Battle Addiction
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Addicted to food, alcohol, cigarettes, sex, or painkillers?
Psychedelic ayahuasca works against severe depression, study finds
“Leon” is a young Brazilian man who has long struggled with depression. He keeps an anonymous blog, in Portuguese, where he describes the challenge of living with a mental illness that affects some 300 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
Benefits of ‘magic mushroom’ therapy long lasting
Patients given psilocybin report continued well-being a year later.