ResearchProjects

Ethnographic Approach to Understanding the Subculture of Plant Medicine Users: A Pilot Study
Funded by: Center for Drug Use and HIV Research
Project dates: November 2015 - February 2017
Principal Investigator: Dorsen, Caroline
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This qualitative study identified and described the use of plant medicine among individuals within a discrete community that incorporates plant medicine work to foster community building and spiritual, psychological and personal growth.

Related Publications
Dorsen C, Palamar J, Shedlin MG (2019).
Ceremonial ‘plant medicine’ use and its relationship to recreational drug use: An exploratory study
Addiction Research and Theory, 27 (2), 68-75. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2018.1455187. PMCID: PMC6749819.

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