Ayahuasca for addiction: all studies (page 2)

Psychoactive plant derivatives (ayahuasca, ibogaine, kratom) and their application in opioid withdrawal and use disorder - a narrative review.

Journal of Addictive Diseases 2024 Alexandra Arenson, Cynthia I Campbell, Ilan Remler 8 citations

The opioid epidemic and limited access to treatment for opioid withdrawal (OW) and opioid use disorder (OUD) has led individuals to seek alternative treatments. This narrative review aims to educate clinicians on the mechanisms of action, toxicity, and applications of psychoactive plant-based substances patients may be using to self-treat OUD and OW. We specifically discuss ayahuasca, ibogaine,...

DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2023.2195777 Full text Ayahuasca Ibogaine Opioid use disorder Psychedelic therapy +6

Ayahuasca for the treatment of alcohol use disorder.

International review of neurobiology 2024 Eduardo A V Marinho, Yasmim A. Serra, Alexandre J. Oliveira-Lima et al. 6 citations

For decades, psychedelics have been investigated for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Specifically, evidence suggests that psychedelics may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Several studies with classic psychedelics, including LSD and psilocybin, show promising results, with psychedelics decreasing alcohol drinking and promoting abstinence in...

DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2024.07.007 Full text Alcohol use disorder Ayahuasca Rehabilitation Entheogens +6

Subjective Effects of a Single Dose of Ayahuasca among College Students with Harmful Alcohol Use: Qualitative Analysis of Participant Accounts

Psychoactives November 17, 2023 Anna Beatriz Vicentini, Lucas Silva Rodrigues, Giordano Novak Rossi et al. 4 citations

Alcohol is the recreational drug most frequently consumed, and its high frequency of use can lead to worsening social, psychological, and domestic issues. The age group most susceptible to alcohol dependence is 18- to 24-year-old youths, demanding interventional tools to target early involvement risks. Ayahuasca seems to be a promising therapeutic tool since evidence suggests it presents...

DOI: 10.3390/psychoactives2040022 Ayahuasca Anxiety Addiction Clinical psychology +1

Ancient medicine for a modern disease: traditional Amazonian medicine to treat substance use disorders.

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse November 2, 2023 Fernando Mendive, Cecile Giovannetti, Sara García Arce 4 citations

Background: There exists an underexploited opportunity to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to SUDs based upon the complementarity between modern and traditional health systems.Objectives: Illustrate the feasibility and potentiality of such an approach through the comprehensive description of Takiwasi Center's treatment model and program, where health concepts and practices from...

DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2264466 Full text Addiction Ayahuasca Adicción Espiritualidad +14

Beyond Psilocybin: Reviewing the Therapeutic Potential of Other Serotonergic Psychedelics in Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs August 24, 2023 Stanley Wong, An Yi Yu, Nicholas Fabiano et al. 11 citations

There has been a resurgence of interest in the use of psychedelic therapies for several mental and substance use disorders. Psilocybin, a "classic" serotonergic psychedelic, has emerged as one of the primary compounds of interest in clinical research. While research on psilocybin's potential mental health benefits has grown, data on the safety and efficacy of other serotonergic psychedelics...

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2251133 Mescaline Ayahuasca Psilocybin Lysergic acid diethylamide +5

The current state of ayahuasca research in animal models: A systematic review.

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry July 13, 2023 Dimitri Daldegan-Bueno, Natalia Maria Simionato, Vanessa Manchim Favaro et al. 18 citations

The psychedelic brew ayahuasca is increasingly being investigated for its therapeutic potential. Animal models are essential to investigate the pharmacological effects of ayahuasca since they can control important factors influencing it, such as the set and setting. Review and summarise data available on ayahuasca research using animal models. We systematically searched five databases (PubMed,...

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110738 Full text Anxiety DMT Addiction Addictive behaviour +10

Psychedelic Treatments for Substance Use Disorder and Substance Misuse: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs March 18, 2023 Raman Sharma, Rachel Batchelor, Jacqueline Sin 25 citations

Renewed interest in psychedelic substances in the 21st century has seen the exploration of psychedelic treatments for various psychiatric disorders including substance use disorder (SUD). This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of psychedelic treatments for people with SUD and those falling below diagnostic thresholds (i.e. substance misuse). We systematically searched 11 databases, trial...

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2190319 Ayahuasca Psilocybin Addiction Craving +6

Psychedelics as Psychiatric Medications

March 1, 2023 David Nutt, David Castle 4 citations

Abstract There is substantial contemporary interest in psychedelic agents as medicines for maladies of the mind. This follows research in the 1950s and 1960s exploring the use of LSD and other psychedelics to treat a range of psychiatric illnesses as well as addictions. This research was shut down after prohibition of these drugs; however, the last decade has seen a major renewal of interest in...

DOI: 10.1093/med/9780192863607.001.0001 Anxiety Psilocybin Addiction MDMA +5

Therapeutic Effects of Ceremonial Ayahuasca Use for Methamphetamine Use Disorders and Other Mental Health Challenges: Case Studies in an Indigenous Community in Sonora, Mexico.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2023 Anja Loizaga-Velder, Cecile Giovannetti, Ricardo Campoy Gomez et al. 9 citations

This paper describes three case studies from an outpatient intercultural therapeutic program founded and run by Yaqui health professionals and traditional healers to serve members of the Yaqui tribe residing in Sonora, Mexico. This pilot therapeutic program has been designed specifically for Indigenous individuals, incorporating the ceremonial use of naturally derived psychedelics in addressing...

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2255182 Full text Addiction Ayahuasca Depression Indigenous mental health +9

Experiences of Listening to Icaros during Ayahuasca Ceremonies at Centro Takiwasi:An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Anthropology of Consciousness September 26, 2022 Owain J. Graham, Gary Rojas Saucedo, Matteo Politi 11 citations

Abstract Research on psychedelic‐assisted psychotherapy has shown that music affects therapeutic outcomes at a fundamental level. The development of such therapies calls for research on the use of music with consciousness‐altering substances, especially in contexts informed by their traditional use. Informed by ethnographic reports, our project answers this call, investigating the phenomenology...

DOI: 10.1111/anoc.12170 Ayahuasca Addiction Active listening Consciousness +7