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How One Soldier’s Experiments With Ayahuasca Could Change the Way PTSD Is Treated

By Kevin E. G. Perry — 2022

In 2014, former British Para Keith Abraham flew to Peru to see if he could cure his post-traumatic stress disorder with a dose of the psychedelic drug, ayahuasca. He returned a changed man and is now on a mission to extend access to other members of the armed forces and beyond

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