(NYT) – Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured.

Amid surging interest in psychedelic treatments, Americans are traveling abroad, often to Latin America, for mind-altering therapies that remain illegal in the United States. Few understand that this form of medical tourism can carry substantial risks.

There is no official tally of injuries, deaths and adverse experiences that occur at overseas psychedelic clinics. But in interviews with The New York Times, more than two dozen patients and researchers cited a litany of troubling episodes. (Read More)