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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. it's in the cards. [ rooster crowing ] >> but such warnings aren't enough to stop another group of americans who'v...

>> 18-year-old sebastopol resident kyle nolan died at a spiritual retreat in peru three weeks ago. >> the death of a british teen in colombia has police shrouded in mystery. >> the boom in ayahuasca tourism has come with a price. in the last decade, several 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 ayahuas...

Stuff. we want our lives changed. and we want that experience. so that certainly set things right on its head. and i've had this feeling in my bones for five or six years that something could go slightly wrong here that could sour a lot of stuff. >> like peter, there are many here who believe ayahuasca is a miracle substance with great potential. but recent headlines speak to hidden dangers. >> 18-year-old sebastopol resident kyle nolan died at a spiritual retreat in peru three weeks ago. >> the death of a british teen in colombia has police shrouded in mystery. >> the boom in ayahuasca touris...

Shaman corrects. it could be physical, emotional, could be bad luck. we americans come and we said, we insist on drinking the damn stuff. we want our lives changed and we want that experience. so that certainly set things right on its head. and i've had this feeling in my bones for five or six years, that something can go slightly wrong here, that could sour a lot of stuff. >> like peter, there are many here who believe ayahuasca is a miracle substance with great potential. but recent headlines speak to hidden dangers. >> 18-year-old resident kyle nolan died at a spiritual retreat in peru thre...

We want our lives changed. and we want that experience. so that certainly set things right on its head. and i've had this feeling in my bones for five or six years that something could go slightly wrong here that could sour a lot of stuff. >> like peter, there are many here who believe ayahuasca is a miracle substance with great potential. but recent headlines speak to hidden dangers. >> 18-year-old sebastopol resident kyle nolan died at a spiritual retreat in peru three weeks ago. >> the death of a british teen in colombia has police shrouded in mystery. >> the boom in ayahuasca tourism has...