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Re:I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study by moretai on Friday October 06, 2017 @03:12PM (#15419534)
>Taking psychedelics as part of a religious ceremony or ritual to rid oneself of suffering is part of indigenous traditions in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia/Oceania.

Could you link me to some research about this? I have heard this talked about, but I haven't found anything reliable.

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Re:I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study by wavefunction on Friday October 06, 2017 @04:26PM (#15420144)
I think this article has some good examples of cultures and traditions you can google for further info:

https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survi...

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Re:I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study by tosstossy on Friday October 06, 2017 @03:27PM (#15419671)
This may be of interest https://books.google.com/books?id=Jj8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101#v=on...
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