Psychedelic Risk Reduction and Peer Support

Dr. Kwasi Adusei is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and the founder of the Psychedelic Society of Western New York, out of which he developed a local psychedelic harm reduction organization called Sanctuary that has served 9 festivals over the last three years, coordinating up to 40 volunteers to provide around the clock service modeled after the Zendo Project. He is currently developing a grassroots harm reduction resource to support groups in creating these services in their local communities. In the global space, Kwasi launched a project to create a comprehensive guide on starting psychedelic societies. Additionally, he has led events that engage psychedelic societies across continents to synchronize around service events that have included the Global Psychedelic Month of Service and the Global Psychedelic Earth Day Cleanup. He is also the creator of Psychonauts of the World, a psychedelic storytelling project modeled after Humans of New York that is intended to help people come out of the proverbial “psychedelic closet” and connect psychedelic stories to the mainstream. Kwasi intends to publish these stories in a book and sell to raise funds for psychedelic research and advocacy efforts. Kwasi worked as a registered nurse on a bone marrow transplant unit, then became a nurse educator at the University at Buffalo teaching mental status examinations, therapeutic communication, and clinical nursing skills.

Psychedelic Medicine & Cultural Trauma Workshop in Kentucky (August 10-11, 2019)
https://maps.org/kentucky

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
https://maps.org