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...
Scientific Reports
November 10, 2023
Lucas Cruz, Bheatrix Bienemann, Fernanda Palhano-Fontes et al.
3 citations
Ayahuasca is a brew with psychoactive properties that has been used as an entheogen for centuries, with more recent studies suggesting it is a promising treatment for some clinical disorders. Although there is an emerging scientific literature on its effects, to the best of our knowledge no study has explored the self-reported experiences of first-time ayahuasca users with quantitative textual...
Clinical Toxicology
November 2, 2023
Alexandr Gish, Florian Hakim, Camille Richeval et al.
4 citations
Dear Editor,Ayahuasca is a traditional psychoactive infusion of the Amazonian indigenous people composed mainly of a mixture of Psychoteria viridis or related species (containing N,N-dimethyltrypta...
Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação
October 30, 2023
Roberto Carlos Gonçalves de Carvalho, Fabiano Lacerda Carvalho
Das inúmeras plantas utilizadas para tratar a depressão, talvez nenhuma seja mais complexa em terminologia e propriedades botânicas do que a ayahuasca. É uma bebida medicinal alucinógena e psicoativa valorizada pelas tribos indígenas amazônicas que se origina da fervura da casca de uma videira chamada Banisteriopis caapi com as folhas de Psycotria viridis. Vários estudos demonstraram a sua...
Quaderns de l Institut Català d Antropologia
October 24, 2023
Genís Ona
2 citations
Actualmente estamos asistiendo a un renovado interés académico por drogas alucinógenas como la psilocibina o la ayahuasca. El uso clínico de alucinógenos se ha acompañado pormodelos psicoterapéuticos con los cuales se direccionan sus efectos subjetivos. El enfoqueclínico desarrollado en Brasil es especialmente interesante, ya que no cuenta con orientacionespsicoterapéuticas o técnicas de...
Drugs, Habits and Social Policy
October 12, 2023
Federica Ambrosini, Laura Pariset, Roberta Biolcati
2 citations
Purpose Ayahuasca ceremonies are currently practiced all over the world. This study aims to investigate ayahuasca ceremonies in Colombia (where ayahuasca use is culturally entrenched) and Italy (where ayahuasca use has only recently spread). Design/methodology/approach In total, 32 Italian (53% males; 47% females) and 28 Colombian (79% males; 21% females) ayahuasca ceremony participants...
October 6, 2023
Igor Fernandes Antunes
Agradeço a toda minha família pelo apoio durante minha trajetória, em especial à minha mãe Vera Lúcia e ao meu pai Antonio Nedir, minha vó Beatriz, ao meu irmão Henrique e sua esposa Paula, à minha sobrinha Beatriz Maria e à minha namorada Gabriela Rangel.Ao meu orientador Dr. Paulo Almeida por toda a parceria durante o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, por ter acreditado em meu potencial e por todo...
Frontiers in Neuroscience
October 5, 2023
Pablo Mallaroni, Lilian Kloft, Natasha L. Mason et al.
8 citations
Introduction Serotonergic psychedelics such as ayahuasca are reported to promote both structural and functional neural plasticity via partial 5-HT 2A agonism. However, little is known about how these molecular mechanisms may extend to repeated psychedelic administration in humans, let alone neuroanatomy. While early evidence suggests localised changes to cortical thickness in long-term...
Psychoactives
October 3, 2023
Daniel Perkins, Emérita Sátiro Opaleye, José Carlos Bouso et al.
18 citations
Background: In the context of increasing scientific interest in the potential therapeutic use of psychedelic agents and their underlying psychotherapeutic mechanisms, we undertake the first detailed assessment of insights and life and lifestyle changes associated with ayahuasca consumption. Methods: An international cross-sectional study of ayahuasca drinkers in a variety of settings was...
Politics, Religion & Ideology
October 2, 2023
Stefano Bigliardi
Santo Daime is a new religious movement of Brazilian origin blending Catholicism, shamanism, Afro-Brazilian spiritualities, and esotericism. Known for its ceremonial use of ayahuasca, a psychedelic...