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People have died after drinking ayahuasca, the majority of them in peru. experts believe mixing this jungle medicine with stimulants and anti-depressants can have lethal consequences. but in most cases the cause of death remains unconfirmed. for old pros like ron, these tragedies forecast a troubling trend. >> given the explosion of ayahuasca tourism and the amount of money people are making, do you think there will be more deaths? >> i hate to say it, yes, there probably will be. its in the car...

Enough to stop another group of americans whove been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. theyre veterans of war whove just arrived at this jungle retreat called phoenix ayahuasca. these vets suffer from profound ptsd, which kills 22 soldiers every day. theyre here because they dont want to be next. the trips organizer is former marine lance corporal ryan lecompte. >> how did you feel so certain that this is something that could help veterans? i mean, to bring people all the way out h...

But in most cases the cause of death remains unconfirmed. for old pros like ron, these tragedies forecast a troubling trend. >> given the explosion of ayahuasca tourism and the amount of money people are making, do you think there will be more deaths? >> i hate to say it, yes, there probably will be. its in the cards. [ rooster crowing ] >> but such warnings arent enough to stop another group of americans whove been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. theyre veterans of war whove jus...

But in most cases the cause of death remains unconfirmed. for old pros like ron, these tragedies forecast a troubling trend. >> given the explosion of ayahuasca tourism and the amount of money people are making, do you think there will be more deaths? >> i hate to say it, yes, there probably will be. its in the cards. [ rooster crowing ] >> but such warnings arent enough to stop another group of americans whove been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. theyre veterans of war whove j...

A majority of them in peru. experts believe mixing this jungle medicine with stimulants and antidepressants can have lethal consequences. but in most cases, the cause of death remains unconfirmed. for old pros like ron, these tragedies forecast a troubling trend. >> given the explosion of ayahuasca tourism, and the amount of money people are making, do you think there will be more deaths? >> i hate to say it, yes, there probably will be. its in the cards. >> but such warnings arent enough to sto...

Death remains unconfirmed. for old pros like ron, these tragedies forecast a troubling trend. given the explosion of ayahuasca tourism, and the amount of money people are making, do you think there will be more deaths? >> i hate to say it, yes, there probably will be. its in the cards. >> but such warnings arent enough to stop another group of americans who have been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. theyre veterans of war who have just arrived at this jungle retreat called phoenix...

Jungle medicine with stimulants and antidepressants can have lethal consequences. but in most cases, the cause of death remains unconfirmed. for old pros like ron, these tragedies forecast a troubling trend. >> given the explosion of ayahuasca tourism, and the amount of money people are making, do you think there will be more deaths? >> i hate to say it, yes, there probably will be. its in the cards. >> but such warnings arent enough to stop another group of americans who have been to hell and b...