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Legal Ayahuasca Churches Are Spreading Across Canada

By Rachel Browne — 2020

A sixth religious group in Canada has been granted an exemption to use the hallucinogenic tea, known for causing visions and vomiting, as part of its ceremonies.

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A Psychotherapeutic View on the Therapeutic Effects of Ritual Ayahuasca Use in the Treatment of Addiction

In an appropriate context, ayahuasca can be a valuable therapeutic tool and can act as a catalyst that can render psychotherapeutic processes more effective in less time, and sometimes allow for critical interventions when several other therapeutic strategies have been unsuccessful.

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Anja Loizaga-Velder
2013
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Introducing Ayahuasca

Amazonian healing traditions collide with Western medical sensibilities.

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Zoe Jahn, Monnica T. Williams
2019
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Is Ayahuasca Legal?

The legal status of ayahuasca is a complex topic, and folks looking to tap into ayahuasca’s often profound and spiritual effects are likely on shaky legal grounds. Legislation can vary significantly from country to country and even in the US, laws aren’t consistent across all jurisdictions.

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Calvin Hughes
2021
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Study Finds Ketamine Can Help Patients Manage Depression and PTSD

Through this treatment plan, the patient was able to “reconceptualize her trauma” and “was able to move through difficult memories and emotions rather than letting them consume her,” explained U of O associate professor, Monnica Williams.

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Hannah Sabourin
2021
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Ayahuasca Produces Long-Lasting Changes in the Brain

The powerful hallucinogenic brew provokes long-lasting changes in two important brain networks.

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Tibi Puiu
2020
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Ayahuasca Could Do Something Amazing to Your Brain, Study Shows

Science is finally catching up with the potential powers of this psychedelic drink.

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Caroline Delbert
2020
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Rapid Antidepressant Effects of the Psychedelic Ayahuasca Linked to Changes in Inflammatory Biomarkers

The antidepressant effects of the psychedelic brew known as ayahuasca appear to be related to anti-inflammatory activity, according to new research from scientists in Brazil.

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Eric W. Dolan
2021
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An Introduction to Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca has become increasingly popular with North Americans and other Westerners in recent years, as more and more people are looking for alternative ways to explore their inner selves and connect more deeply with a broader consciousness.

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2022
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How One Soldier’s Experiments With Ayahuasca Could Change the Way PTSD Is Treated

In 2014, former British Para Keith Abraham flew to Peru to see if he could cure his post-traumatic stress disorder with a dose of the psychedelic drug, ayahuasca. He returned a changed man and is now on a mission to extend access to other members of the armed forces and beyond

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Kevin E. G. Perry
2022
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Sex + Setting: Friends Don’t Let Friends Sleep with Shamans

As is the case with many spiritual or transformational experiences, it’s all too easy to confuse the profound healing la medicina delivers with the shaman who helped deliver it.

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Zoe Helene
2016
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