The War on Drugs
This First Lady popularized the phrase “Just Say No!” to discourage drug use
Who is Nancy Reagan?
The Mazatec term for a healer or sage who uses sacred plants in rituals.
What is Chjota Chjine?
The four primary categories are LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and mescaline.
What are psychedelics?
An estimated percentage of U.S. veterans diagnosed with PTSD.
What is 13%?
This veteran served at the Pentagon for 11 years.
Who is King James?
The legislation passed in 1970 that classified psychedelics as Schedule I drugs.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
This Mazatec healer’s interaction with Westerners led to the commercialization of sacred mushrooms.
Who is Maria Sabina?
This mental health disorder causes emotional numbness, dysfunctional emotional regulation, and causes the nervous system to be on high alert.
What is PTSD?
The three main stages of psychedelic-assisted therapy as outlined in the Yale Manual
What are preparatory, medication, and integration?
Psychedelics like psilocybin originated from these cultures.
What are Indigenous cultures?
This U.S. President’s "War on Drugs" escalated the criminalization of psychedelics.
Who is Richard Nixon?
These plants are considered sacred beings that connect humans with spirits and ancestors in Indigenous traditions.
What is psilocybin?
This part of the brain is crucial in regulating emotions and is affected by psilocybin.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This includes persistent nightmares, depression, difficulty sleeping, sensitivity to loud noises, and aggression
What are common symptoms of PTSD?
Western research often excludes marginalized voices and disproportionately focuses on this demographic.
What are white upper-class participants?
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 introduced harsher penalties for this type of cocaine, disproportionately affecting Black communities.
What is crack cocaine?
This Mazatec healer inherited her skills from her mother, emphasizing the intimate mentor-student relationship
Who is Dona Paulina?
The year Johns Hopkins restarted human psychedelic research.
What is 2000?
The 2021 study using MDMA found that this percentage of participants no longer qualified for PTSD
What is two-thirds?
Decolonizing psychedelic research means acknowledging these two intertwined influences.
What are racism and classism?