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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...

Enough to stop another group of americans who've been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. they're veterans of war who've just arrived at this jungle retreat called phoenix ayahuasca. these vets suffer from profound ptsd, which kills 22 soldiers every day. they're here because they don't want to be next. the trip's 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 here to the jung toll do something you hadn't even tried before. i mean, it's kind of risky. >>...

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've been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. they're veterans of war who've just arrived at this jungle retreat called phoenix ayahuasca. these vets suffer from profound ptsd...

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've been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. they're veterans of war who've just arrived at this jungle retreat called phoenix ayahuasca. these vets suffer from profound pt...

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. it's in the cards. >> but such warnings aren't enough to stop another group of americans who have been to hell and back and are ready to try anything. they're...