46 US Veterans Turn to Ayahuasca on Weeklong Retreat

WHO:

NY Post - The article describes 46 U.S. veterans as “battle-scarred.”

Newsweek - The article says as many as 2.1 million veterans could potentially benefit from psychedelic treatments such as psilocybin.

WHAT:

NY Post - Forty-six U.S. veterans took part in a week-long ayahuasca retreat.

NY Post - The article’s headline quotes a participant or source saying, “Can’t put a price on that.”

Drudge Report - Its headline describes 46 veterans attending a week-long ayahuasca retreat.

Newsweek - The headline says Trump aims for millions of veterans to get illegal drugs; the article excerpt refers to potential benefits from psychedelic treatments such as psilocybin.

WHERE:

NY Post - The retreat took place in Costa Rica.

WHEN:

NY Post - The retreat lasted one week.

Drudge Report - The retreat is described as week-long.

WHY:

NY Post - The article says the veterans had spent years running toward danger and pushing through pain, and that in Costa Rica they began exploring what it meant to let themselves feel it.

(UPDATED October 28, 2026 16:04 UTC)

Forty-six U.S. veterans took part in a week-long ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, where they explored feelings they had long pushed through after years of running toward danger. Psychedelic treatments such as psilocybin could potentially benefit as many as 2.1 million veterans. A participant or source described the retreat’s value by saying, “Can’t put a price on that.”