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In 1934, Bill Wilson’s sobriety began not with prayer or penance, but with a belladonna-induced rupture in a New York detox ward. This essay traces the overlooked entheogenic and colonial roots of AA—revealing how psychoactive plants, institutional medicine, and spiritual crisis shaped the 12 Steps. What happens when we remember that recovery started with a chemically-induced awakening—and what could that mean for healing today?

AN ENTHEOGENIC EXPERIENCE An entheogenic experience refers to a profound and transformative encounter with a psychoactive substance,...