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Its pitch-dark, but our night-vision cameras capture every moment, and one hour into the ceremony the physical effects of ayahuasca start to kick in. some people vomit. others teeter on the brink of collapse. though id been forewarned, these intense reactions are still disconcerting. [ chanting ] but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke onto seekers like stan to drive off negative spirits. these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his gues...

Collapse. though id been forewarned, these intense reactions are still disconcerting. [ chanting ] but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke onto seekers like stan to drive off negative spirits. these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his guests an authentic ayahuasca experience. you know when everyone around you is intoxicated or drunk and youre the only one not under the influence? thats kind of how it feels to be in that room. there ar...

These intense reactions are still disconcerting. [ chanting ] but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke onto seekers like stan to drive off negative spirits. these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his guests an authentic ayahuasca experience. you know when everyone around you is intoxicated or drunk and youre the only one not under the influence? thats kind of how it feels to be in that room. there are people in there who are having extr...

Feet from me, had a piece of shrapnel hit him, he was opened up from here down to here, and i saw his skin just fly off and it was flapping in the breeze like a flag. im staring at this guy, and thats when you know its going to be over soon. last body count i got was 67 wounded and 11 killed. there was a guy about -- sorry. i wasnt expecting this. >> bob is a vietnam army infantryman, long suffering from ptsd. he claims ayahuasca has cured him. hes returned to peru to support fellow sergeant, ri...

In the amazon has tapped this jungle pharmacy for all types of cures. but in the past decade, thousands of american tourists have flocked here, seeking help from medicine men, healers like ron. a ten-day retreat at el purguero costs about a thousand dollars and attracts a wide range of seekers from across the globe. a father and daughter from canada, an online entrepreneur, the son of a successful ceo, and a professor from belgium. like stan, these travelers are serious. they want healing for mi...

Theyre here because they dont want to be next. >> the trips organizer is former marine lance corporal ryan la ko. how do you feel so certain this is something that can help veterans? i mean, to bring people all the way out here to the jungle to do something that you havent even tried before. its kind of risky. >> it is risky, but its a calculated risk. ayahuasca is a way to give relief to those who are suffering. at the v.a., anti-depressants, ambien, sleep aids, they dont mix very well. theres ...

Call it what you like, americans are traveling to the amazon, hoping to expand their minds and soothe their souls. >> the question is, what happens when they get home? >> hey, sam, back from peru. its been a couple months now, and with the family, i feel more patient and everythings going good. >> since hes back, i dont see him acting weird. seems hes let that baggage go and his weight just went down. i see him transformed. but he still needs to figure out how to integrate that into our family. ...

I speak to maybe two humans a month, and thats about it. thats all the communication i have. but i have communication with other ayahuasca. i play by flute, and i communicate off that realm. and my cat. >> is a spirit being called mother ayahuasca really speaking to bob? and could such messages actually be helping him? from what hes told me about his history, homelessness, drug addiction, jail time, his life appears more stable. so maybe this jungle fix has helped him find a new equilibrium, one...

Jungles of peru in search of a cure, in the form of a powerful hallucinogenic cocktail called ayahuasca. what are you hoping happens over the course of the next 12 days? >> im hoping to go to resolve that, that kind of lingering, undefineable, dark cloud that kind of follows me around. and not have it there anymore, so its not subverting my life. im hoping ayahuasca will help me go inward and have it heal me. >> were off to peru, where were going to meet stan. hes someone who has just had this t...

Still disconcerting. ♪ but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke on the seekers like stan, to drive off negative spirits. >> these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his guests an authentic ayahuasca experience. you know when everyone around you is intoxicated or drunk and youre the only one not under the influence, thats how it feels to be in that room. there are people in there who