A group of veterans who have found psychedelics immensely helpful in treating their PTSD and depression symptoms are the subject of a new Netflix documentary.

Out Nov. 3, In Waves and War focuses on a group of U.S. Navy SEALS who take Ibogaine, derived from a shrub native to Central Africa called Tabernanthe iboga . It’s illegal in the U.S., so these veterans have traveled to a clinic in Mexico, and researchers studying Ibogaine at Stanford are following their progress.

In the film, the veterans talk about what drew them to military life, their traumatic deployments, and open up about hitting rock bottom. The film also features snippets of interviews with Stanford researchers and the spouses of the veterans. The goal of the film is to stem the tide of veteran suicides— about 17 a

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