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View article: The Trouble With Psychedelic Cacti: Conflicting Meanings of San Pedro and Peyote
The Trouble With Psychedelic Cacti: Conflicting Meanings of San Pedro and Peyote Open
Using autoethnography, this article considers conflict surrounding the psychedelic, mescaline cacti, San Pedro, and Peyote. We reflect on themes emergent in the lead authors’ lived experiences with growing, researching and working with mes…
View article: Psychedelic trip sitting, dosages and intensities: Supplementing clinical studies with anecdotal reports
Psychedelic trip sitting, dosages and intensities: Supplementing clinical studies with anecdotal reports Open
Background and aims Online communities provide insights into psychedelic consumption, assisting in identification of trends, informing both harm reduction provisions and clinical research. This study extracts forum data on psychedelic subs…
View article: Mescaline, Peyote and San Pedro: Is sustainability important for cacti consumers?
Mescaline, Peyote and San Pedro: Is sustainability important for cacti consumers? Open
Background and Aims Both Peyote and San Pedro cacti contain mescaline, a classical psychedelic eliciting mystical and visual effects, but only Peyote is a vulnerable species. We sought to address the questions 1; do people who use Peyote s…
View article: Sitting the trippers
Sitting the trippers Open
Most people who take psychedelics do so on their own or with friends, not in clinical settings. Removing stigma is the first step toward limiting the harm. International prohibition means most psychedelic drugs are legally available only i…
View article: Psychedelic Forum Member Preferences for Carer Experience and Consumption Behavior: Can “Trip Sitters” Help Inform Psychedelic Harm Reduction Services?
Psychedelic Forum Member Preferences for Carer Experience and Consumption Behavior: Can “Trip Sitters” Help Inform Psychedelic Harm Reduction Services? Open
Background: There is limited research on the provision of harm reduction services to people who use psychedelics. Little is known about provision of care to people consuming psychedelics outside of clinical trials. Methods: We investigated…
View article: Exploring Televend, an innovative combination of cryptomarket and messaging app technologies for trading prohibited drugs
Exploring Televend, an innovative combination of cryptomarket and messaging app technologies for trading prohibited drugs Open
Background. Digital technologies continue to facilitate drug trading. Televend was an innovative combination of multiple digital technologies, with its backend hosted on the darknet, while purchases were made through the messaging app Tele…
View article: Tripping over the other: Could psychedelics increase empathy?
Tripping over the other: Could psychedelics increase empathy? Open
There is increasing evidence that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is effective for a range of psychological conditions. There are likely numerous mechanisms of action that contribute to these clinical effects. One such mechanism of acti…