Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic Fungi Turn Cicadas Into Sex-Crazed Zombies
When cicadas are infected with this fungus, they lose control of their bodies and mate with anything they can find.
What It’s Like to Smoke Salvia for Science
I was the final volunteer in the world's first brain imaging study on salvia divinorum.
Some People Relive Psychedelic Trips Years Later
Recreational users of drugs like LSD and mushrooms don’t always find psychedelic flashbacks upsetting, though.
What It's Like to Run the Biggest Drug Encyclopaedia in the World
Kenan Sulayman's website PsychonautWiki is an online resource for information on more than 300 hallucinogens.
Cops Are Investigating a Hallucinogenic Desert Toad Heist
The local conservation area believes the thieves may have wanted to lick the stolen Sonoran Desert toads for their natural psychedelic properties.
Psychedelics Are Promising, But Many Psychiatrists Don't Want to Use Them
I surveyed more than 300 psychiatrists on their knowledge and views of psychedelics.
This Is How a Bunch of Drugs Affect Your Brain's Ability to Drive
The science behind cannabis, hallucinogens, opioids, and stimulants.
Photographing Benny Podda, the Bodybuilder Turned Martial Artist Turned Cave-Dwelling Medicine Man
Photographer Ray Lego recalls sipping hallucinogenic potions, hanging out in the desert, and watching the man drown himself.
Remembering When the ‘Titanic’ Crew Ate PCP-Spiked Clam Chowder
Everyone was rushed to hospital. The perpetrator was never found.
Eating This Fish Will Give You Horrible Nightmares
We talked to marine biologist Jean Pasqual Quod about a fish curry that gives people hallucinations and nightmares.
Women Are Leading Amazon Ayahuasca Ceremonies for the First Time
Ten years ago women in the Amazon were not allowed anywhere near the rituals.