Ayahuasca Honored for Its Healing Properties by Peruvian and Brazilian National Governments
Ayahuasca is a powerful and ancient psychedelic concoction that peoples of the Amazon have used...
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Tag: Addiction
On the Psychedelic Wagon: Treating Alcoholism With LSD, Mushrooms, and Psychedelic Therapy
Treating alcoholism isn’t simple or easy, but new research suggests psychedelic therapy can offer hope and promising treatment alternatives for sufferers of this debilitating disease.
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Conquering Addiction: What Is Ibogaine Therapy?
A new type of addiction therapy is emerging that harnesses the life-transforming power of psychedelics to help people overcome their destructive addictions. The psychedelic substance at the forefront of this new style of treatment is ibogaine, a chemical compound derived from the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga.
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Veterans Finding New Hope in MDMA Therapy for Treating PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is an all-too-common issue with veterans who return home from war. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that between 10% and 20% of the young men and women who return from Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by this mental health condition that can cause sleeplessness, depression, jumpiness, anxiety, and, in the most severe cases, suicidalness.
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Iboga Culture: How This Psychedelic Plant Became a National Treasure and Therapeutic Trend
The African forest shrub Tabernanthe iboga, more commonly known as iboga, doesn’t look like a remarkable plant. In fact, if you didn’t know what to look for, you would probably walk right by it amidst the beautiful rainforest scenery. But the iboga plant is no ordinary shrub; its bark contains a naturally occurring psychoactive alkaloid called ibogaine that stimulates the central nervous system when consumed.
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