"Ultimately, it is something of an advertisement for a new therapeutic protocol that involves the veterans taking the hallucinogens ibogaine (derived from an African shrub) and 5-MeO-DMT (derived, like something out of a William S Burroughs novel, from a river toad); a treatment that, to hear the subjects here describe it, can work miracles on the battle-scarred, suicidal minds of its users."
"More persuasive is the testimony from the half dozen men we meet, who bravely discuss their pain and distress while the cameras roll. What the former soldiers experienced in the theatre of war, especially in Afghanistan in the early 2000s, has left many feeling like husks of their former selves and bedevilled by constant thoughts of suicide. One soldier testifies that the abuse he experienced as a child,"
A group of former US Navy SEALs open up about crippling post-traumatic stress and persistent suicidal thoughts stemming from wartime experiences, particularly in Afghanistan in the early 2000s. The veterans undergo a therapeutic protocol combining ibogaine and 5‑MeO‑DMT, with sessions conducted at a Mexican clinic because the drugs lack FDA approval. Researchers affiliated with Stanford University's Brain Stimulation Lab are studying clinical effects. Scientist interviews are included but receive limited explanatory depth. Half a dozen men give powerful personal testimony, with one asserting that childhood abuse compounded wartime trauma and was only confronted during psychedelic-assisted sessions. Animated sequences visualize the psychedelic experiences.
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