Police have seized several bottles of toad poison and 11 litres of the psychedelic drug ayahuasca during a series of raids at a “spiritual retreat” in eastern Spain. Three people were arrested after ...

Research BackgroundToad venom (Chansu), first documented in the "Yaoxing Lun" (Treatise on the Properties of Medicines), is a treasured traditional ...

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The former heavyweight champion told Interview magazine his experiences with a hallucinogenic poison played a role in his agreeing to fight the YouTuber Jake Paul. By Scott Cacciola Mike Tyson, one of ...

Longevity guru Bryan Johnson has long had questions about the bounds of human consciousness. He says smoking a psychedelic found in Sonoran toad venom gave him clarity. "I know what it feels like to ...

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