Editorial: Peyote (mescaline) and human chromosomes
JAMA October 20, 1975 A. D. Bloom 1 citation
A study of Huichol Indians in northern Mexico, lifelong users of the hallucinogen peyote (a mescaline-containing cactus), found no increase in chromosomal aberrations in their peripheral-blood lymphocytes. The results are clear-cut and negative, providing reassurance amid earlier controversy over whether psychoactive agents like LSD and marijuana might induce chromosomal damage. The authors did not demonstrate any increase in chromosomal damage from peyote use.