Peyote, a Potential Ethnopharmacologic Agent for Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies: Possible Biochemical Rationale
Clinical Toxicology 1977 Kenneth Blum, San Ford L. Futterman, Paul Pascarosa 34 citations
The authors examine folk psychiatry among Native American Church members from an enthnopharmacologic viewpoint. Alcohol and opiate abuse among Indian and non-Indian are presented in case histories proving to be asymptomatic under Indian guidance and through participation in the peyote ritual. The biochemical alkaloids common in the peyote cactus, rather than just the psychoactive substances...
DOI: 10.3109/15563657708988210 (opens in new tab)
Mescaline
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Hallucinogen
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