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Psychedelic Harm Reduction in the Festival Industry: An Interview with Do LaB Co-Founder Dede Flemming
This article was written by Linnae Ponté and appeared in MAPS Bulletin Spring 2016: Vol 26 No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and the New Economy Linnae Ponté, MAPS Director of Harm Reduction, spoke with Dede Flemming, co-founder of festival and event production company The Do LaB, to talk about growing support in the festival industry for…
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Zendo Project 2015 Review
This article was written by Sara Gael, M.A. and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Winter 2015 Vol. 25, No. 3 The Zendo Project, started in 2012, is a Psychedelic Harm Reduction community outreach program which provides tranquil spaces at events with trained volunteers to help those having a difficult psychedelic experience to help transform those…
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Psychedelic Harm Reduction – Summer 2015
This article was written by Zendo Project Staff and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Summer 2015: Vol. 25 No. 2 Research Edition This year, millions of people will use psychedelics outside of supervised medical contexts. It is not uncommon for psychedelic users to have difficult psychedelic experiences, such as due to taking too much or being…
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Psychedelic Harm Reduction Services at the Boom Festival in Portugal
This article was written by Sandra Karpetas and originally appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Spring 2003). Ground Central Station at the Boom Festival: Creating a Safe Space for Working with Psychedelic Crises Over the last few years, there have been ever-increasing numbers of young people attending large music events, raves and trance festivals…
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The Haven: A Safe Space for Difficult Experiences at Ozora 2012 in Hungary
Safer Festival is a not-for-profit organization born in 2011 aimed at promoting well-being and safety at festivals and other large music events. In August 2012, Safer Festival was part of Ozora Festival in Hungary with a chill-out area called the “Haven”. The main goal of the Haven, as printed in the official festival flyer, was…
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Decriminalization and Harm Reduction in Portugal: An Interview with Dr. João Goulão
This article was written by Linnae Ponté and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Spring 2015: Vol. 25 No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Policy João Goulão, M.D., is the Director-General of The General-Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (SICAD) in Lisbon, Portugal. SICAD’s main responsibility is to promote the reduction of the use of…
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Trust, Let Go, Be Open: Psychedelic Harm Reduction in the Desert and Beyond
This article was written by Katherine MacLean, Ph.D. and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Winter 2014: Vol. 24 No. 3 Annual Report “Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.”– Robert Hunter, “Scarlet Begonias” (1974) I had just finished the graveyard shift and was…
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Psychedelic Harm Reduction 2014
This article was written by Zendo Project Staff and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Summer 2014: Vol. 24 No. 2 Research Edition This year, millions of people will use psychedelics outside of supervised medical contexts. It is not uncommon for psychedelic users to have difficult psychedelic experiences, such as due to taking too much or being in…
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Just Being: My Experience of the Simple Efficacy of Psychedelic Harm Reduction
This article was written by Chelsea Rose and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Spring 2014 Vol. 24, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Education As a therapist in training, participating in the Zendo Project’s psychedelic harm reduction has brought me incredible learning opportunities, connections for resource collaboration, and a purpose to serve others. By helping people through…