Buying Ayahuasca and other entheogens online: A word of caution
Addiction Research & Theory 2008 DOI: 10.1080/16066350701663672 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Users of online suppliers of psychoactive plants |
| Topics | Ayahuasca |
| Keywords | Internet privacy Advertising |
| Citations | 16 |
| Key findings | Users reported that information about the effects and extraction of psychoactive plants was widely available online, but the plants themselves were difficult to source until online headshops emerged. |
Abstract
Since the mid 1990's a number of publications have appeared in the UK and Europe and stimulated interest in a number of psychoactive plants native to South and Central America that had previously been relatively obscure outside of their places of origin. While information describing the effects of these together with extraction techniques was widely available, the plants themselves remained difficult to source until the proliferation of online “headshops” trading in legal alternatives to controlled drugs. The main aim of this study was to assess users’ own experience of accessibility of information available from online suppliers of these drugs.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on ayahuasca, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The antipodes Of the mind Indigenous people, shamans, members of different religious sects using Ayahuasca, and... | 2002 | Qualitative study | |
| Drug Tourism or Spiritual Healing? Ayahuasca Seekers in Amazonia Westerners participating in an ayahuasca retreat in Amazonia | 2005 | Qualitative study | |
| Therapeutic Effects of Ritual Ayahuasca Use in the Treatment of Substance Dependence—Qualitative Results Therapists, expert researchers, and individuals who underwent ayahuasca-assisted... | 2014 | Qualitative study | n = 29 |
| Nourishing the Spirit: Exploratory Research on Ayahuasca Experiences along the Continuum of Recovery from Eating Disorders Individuals previously diagnosed with an eating disorder | 2017 | Qualitative study | n = 16 |
| Exploring ayahuasca‐assisted therapy for addiction: A qualitative analysis of preliminary findings among an Indigenous community in Canada Indigenous adults in Canada who participated in ayahuasca-assisted ceremonial retreats | 2019 | Qualitative study | n = 11 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 10
- Dimethyltryptamine (DMT): Subjective effects and patterns of use among Australian recreational users Drug and Alcohol Dependence June 1, 2010
- A Study of Ayahuasca Use in North America Journal of Psychoactive Drugs July 1, 2012
- Forbidden Therapies: Santo Daime, Ayahuasca, and the Prohibition of Entheogens in Western Society Journal of Religion and Health January 29, 2014
- Ayahuasca: A review of historical, pharmacological, and therapeutic aspects. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports December 1, 2023
- Ayahuasca and the traveller: A scoping review of risks and possible benefits Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease November 1, 2021
and 5 more in the library