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mescaline and Alcohol Abuse

mescaline has been researched along with Alcohol Abuse in 22 studies

Mescaline: Hallucinogenic alkaloid isolated from the flowering heads (peyote) of Lophophora (formerly Anhalonium) williamsii, a Mexican cactus used in Indian religious rites and as an experimental psychotomimetic. Among its cellular effects are agonist actions at some types of serotonin receptors. It has no accepted therapeutic uses although it is legal for religious use by members of the Native American Church.
mescaline : A phenethylamine alkaloid that is phenethylamine substituted at positions 3, 4 and 5 by methoxy groups.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The consequences of drug abuse are not as well documented, but recent survey data from Indian school students point to an extremely serious situation."2.37Drug and alcohol abuse intervention in American Indian communities. ( Beauvais, F; LaBoueff, S, 1985)
"A minority of alcohol abusers develop severe cerebral dysfunction in the form of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome."2.35Chronic cerebral effects of alcohol and drug abuse. ( Grant, I; Mohns, L, 1975)

Research

Studies (22)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199019 (86.36)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's2 (9.09)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (4.55)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Calleja-Conde, J1
Morales-García, JA1
Echeverry-Alzate, V1
Bühler, KM1
Giné, E1
López-Moreno, JA1
Csordas, TJ1
Storck, MJ1
Strauss, M1
SMITH, CM2
LANTER, R1
WEIL, J1
ROTH, M1
COLE, JO1
KATZ, MM1
Turns, D1
Denber, HC1
Jilek, WG1
Garrity, JF1
Blum, K1
Futterman, SL1
Pascarosa, P2
Werner, W1
Futterman, S1
Halsweig, M1
Grant, I1
Mohns, L1
Tolone, WL1
Dermott, D1
Beauvais, F1
LaBoueff, S1
Herz, A1
Albaugh, BJ1
Anderson, PO1
Lewis, SH1
Trickett, EJ1
Osmond, H1
Roy, C1
Schoenfeld, LS1
Miller, SI1
Bergman, RL1

Reviews

5 reviews available for mescaline and Alcohol Abuse

ArticleYear
Classic psychedelics and alcohol use disorders: A systematic review of human and animal studies.
    Addiction biology, 2022, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcoholism; Animals; Hallucinogens; Humans; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Mescaline; Psilocybin

2022
Jesus, peyote, and the holy people: alcohol abuse and the ethos of power in Navajo healing.
    Medical anthropology quarterly, 2000, Volume: 14, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcoholism; Anthropology, Cultural; Attitude to Health; Christianity; Humans; Indians, North America

2000
Chronic cerebral effects of alcohol and drug abuse.
    The International journal of the addictions, 1975, Volume: 10, Issue:5

    Topics: Alcoholism; Amphetamines; Barbiturates; Brain Diseases; Cannabis; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Cocaine

1975
Drug and alcohol abuse intervention in American Indian communities.
    The International journal of the addictions, 1985, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Alcoholism; Child; Community Mental Health Services; Culture; Data Collection; Delivery

1985
The medical and scientific importance of hallucinogens.
    The Practitioner, 1973, Volume: 210, Issue:255

    Topics: Alcoholism; Hallucinogens; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Lysergic Acid Dieth

1973

Other Studies

17 other studies available for mescaline and Alcohol Abuse

ArticleYear
Diagnosis and distress in Navajo healing.
    The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2008, Volume: 196, Issue:8

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcoholism; Anxiety Disorders; Ceremonial Behavior; Chri

2008
A new adjunct to the treatment of alcoholism: the hallucinogenic drugs.
    Quarterly journal of studies on alcohol, 1958, Volume: 19, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcoholism; Hallucinogens; Humans; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Mescaline; Psychotherapy

1958
Some reflections on the possible therapeutic effects of the hallucinogens; with special reference to alcoholism.
    Quarterly journal of studies on alcohol, 1959, Volume: 20, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Hallucinogens; Humans; Mescaline

1959
[Note apropos of the diagnostic and therapeutic use of hallucinogenic drugs (mescaline, L.S.D.25)].
    Annales medico-psychologiques, 1962, Volume: 120(2)

    Topics: Alcoholism; Hallucinogens; Humans; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Mescaline; Paraphilic Disorders

1962
THE PSYCHOTOMIMETIC DRUGS. AN OVERVIEW.
    JAMA, 1964, Mar-07, Volume: 187

    Topics: Alcoholism; Hallucinogens; Humans; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Mental Disorders; Mescaline; Psychoph

1964
[Mescaline and psychotherapy].
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1966, Volume: 16, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Female; Humans; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Mental Disorders; Mescaline; Psychoth

1966
Anomic depression, alcoholism and a culture-congenial Indian response.
    Journal of studies on alcohol. Supplement, 1981, Volume: 9

    Topics: Alcoholism; Anomie; British Columbia; Culture; Depression; Humans; Indians, North American; Mescalin

1981
Peyote, a potential ethnopharmacologic agent for alcoholism and other drug dependencies: possible biochemical rationale.
    Clinical toxicology, 1977, Volume: 11, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Deterrents; Alcoholism; Alkaloids; Animals; Humans; Indians, North American; Isoquino

1977
[Drugs today: ways out of reality].
    Fortschritte der Medizin, 1979, Jun-21, Volume: 97, Issue:23

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Cannabinoids; Health Education; Humans; Mescaline; Music; Philosophy,

1979
Observations of alcoholics in the peyote ritual: a pilot study.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1976, Volume: 273

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Folklore; Humans; Indians, North American; Male; Medicine, Traditional; Mescaline

1976
Some correlates of drug use among high school youth in a Midwestern rural community.
    The International journal of the addictions, 1975, Volume: 10, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Alcoholism; Barbiturates; Cannabis; Educational Status; Family; Female; Hea

1975
[Drug dependence and addiction from biochemical and pharmaceutical viewpoints].
    Der Internist, 1974, Volume: 15, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcoholism; Animals; Cannabis; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Cocaine; Dogs; Haplorhini; Humans;

1974
Peyote in the treatment of alcoholism among American Indians.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1974, Volume: 131, Issue:11

    Topics: Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholism; Ceremonial Behavior; Counseling; Drug Evaluation; Female; Humans;

1974
Correlates of differing patterns of drug use in a high school population.
    American journal of community psychology, 1974, Volume: 2, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Alcoholism; Amphetamine; Attitude; Awareness; Barbiturates; Cannabis; Cocaine; Female; H

1974
Indian peyotists and alcohol.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1973, Volume: 130, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Humans; Indians, North American; Mescaline; Religion and Psychology; Temperance

1973
The Navajo Indian: A descriptive study of the psychiatric population.
    The International journal of social psychiatry, 1973,Spring, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Arizona; Child; Child, Preschool; Community Mental Health Servi

1973
Navajo peyote use: its apparent safety.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1971, Volume: 128, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Affective Symptoms; Alcoholism; Ceremonial Behavior; Community Mental Health Services; Commun

1971