{"id":290276,"date":"2025-10-26T18:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/south-africas-shamans-the-unregulated-use-of-psychedelics-for-mental-health-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:04:55","slug":"south-africas-shamans-the-unregulated-use-of-psychedelics-for-mental-health-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/south-africas-shamans-the-unregulated-use-of-psychedelics-for-mental-health-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s shamans: The unregulated use of psychedelics for mental health | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xEiEE8fprE0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa's shamans: The unregulated use of psychedelics for mental health | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xEiEE8fprE0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>BBC Africa Eye investigates South Africa\u2019s underground psychedelic therapy industry, where the pursuit of healing can have devastating consequences.<\/p>\n<p>One in two people globally will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime according to the World Health Organisation. <\/p>\n<p>Treating these is a multi-billion-dollar global business, which does not just benefit big pharmaceutical companies. 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