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USA Today
6 days ago
- Health
- USA Today
Former Kansas City Chiefs opponent reveals journey into alternative recovery
Former Kansas City Chiefs opponent reveals journey into alternative recovery This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Robert Gallery, a retired offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL and was selected with the second overall pick by the Oakland Raiders in the 2004 NFL draft. The conversation explored how psychedelic therapy is helping him heal from PTSD, depression, and family issues. On Wednesday, June 18, at Psychedelic Science 2025—the world's largest psychedelic conference, Gallery will be joined by fellow NFL standouts Jordan Poyer and Jon Feliciano, who will headline a keynote conversation titled Unseen Work: Healing Behind the Highlights. "As my career ended and I was trying to figure out who I was as a person in the next part of my life, issues started popping up that I thought were just part of normal life, but then they got very intense, as far as my rage and depression. Then it turned into suicidal nightmares, suicidal ideation, and to the point where I was abusing alcohol to help cope with it," said Gallery. "I was having issues, times remembering my kids' names or trying to get words out, just the mental issues of things. I hit my head often during my career, but that's who we were. It was our job, and I didn't think much of it, so I got to rock bottom and reached out for help. It was actually through my workers' comp case that I had a brain scan, and that gave me the answer to why these things were going on. I had a ton of brain damage on that scan, and that started my healing journey. I went all in to try to heal my family. After a couple of years of trying all the modern medicine-type treatments, such as the hyperbaric chamber, IVs, different medicines, and all these different things, I wasn't any better." Galley listened to a podcast featuring former college football player, retired Navy SEAL Marcus Capone and his wife. They talked about their organization, VETS (Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions), and their use of Ibogaine, which healed him and helped him get through tough times. "Long story short, three weeks later, I was in Mexico with a group of special ops veterans going through Ibogaine and DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), and it was the changing point of my life. I came out of it cognitively, much better, emotionally, came back with zero suicidal thoughts and ideation, no anxiety, just I was 100% a different person, and so that became my real journey with plant medicine." Said Gallery. "Since then, I've done a ton of work and experienced other plant medicines. I've done Ibogaine a total of three times. That's the medicine for me. Ibogaine was the catalyst, and it has worked for me, getting me into this lifestyle. I was not the person who would meditate on breathing things. So it has changed my life, how I live my life, how I think, opened my mind to new things, how I think as a person, overall, the type of person I am, and how I live my daily life." In his playing career, Gallery battled in the AFC West, often against the Kansas City Chiefs, and earned a reputation for fighting in the trenches as an offensive lineman. He continues to fight hard off the field for athlete safety and health through his foundation and by raising awareness. "I started the foundation' Athletes For Care', I've done a ton of outreach to and had people reach out to me since seeing my story. I have encountered different people within, whether they were college students or professionals, and I'm not talking about higher-ups in the NFL. Still, I'm talking people that work within these programs." said Gallery, "The openness to healing is much more than I thought it would be; I have people who have great relationships that I've worked with at the professional and collegiate levels, who have either reached out to me or congratulated me on finding something that brought healing, and who have been open to discussions. So I think that's been a pleasant surprise for me and will continue to grow. We will see; I'm not here blaming the NFL or the University of Iowa for my brain damage and all the things that I've lived through; this is not me going after them. This is about healing and helping others heal and myself heal."
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Health
- USA Today
Former Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl opponent opens up about healing from personal trauma
This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Jon Feliciano, a recently retired offensive guard who played ten seasons in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. The conversation explored how psychedelic therapy is helping him heal from PTSD, depression, and family issues. On Wednesday, June 18, at Psychedelic Science 2025—the world's largest psychedelic conference, Feliciano will be joined by fellow NFL standouts Jordan Poyer and Robert Gallery, who will headline a keynote conversation titled Unseen Work: Healing Behind the Highlights. "I grew up in a physically and mentally abusive household, and my whole life, I was just focused on making it to the NFL. Make it to the NFL, and my life would be great. Things would be fine. You make it to the NFL and realize things will only get worse now that you have money. Now, everyone's trying to dig in your pockets. The family aspect gets worse," said Feliciano, "My mother's calling me, threatening me to go to ESPN and say, 'I'm on drugs' or do stuff like that. Then I ended up losing my best friend, my second year in the league, who was like my brother, who knew everything about my life, and the one person I could always lean on." The veteran offensive lineman was feeling the stress and strain of family problems while playing in the NFL and was looking for ways to cope. "Up to that point, I didn't smoke, I didn't drink, I didn't do anything. When he passed away, I got into a real bad phase with alcohol and marijuana; I was having suicidal thoughts, just became a shell of myself," said Feliciano, "It wasn't until I watched the Joe Rogan podcast. Rick Doblin (Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) was on it, and it opened my mind to other methods of healing. So, I started micro-dosing mushrooms. And then the big thing for me was DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), sitting in my room with the thought, 'Why do I feel this way?' How can I be better for my wife and my daughter at the time? That was my introduction, and I started doing DMT probably two or three times a year. And for me, DMT has been my lifesaver." On February 20, 2025, Feliciano announced his retirement from the NFL. He notably recalled his experience playing against the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII as a member of the 49ers. "The Super Bowl, honestly, if it weren't my ninth year in the league when I went to Super Bowl if it was earlier on in my career, I believe it would have been a lot mentally. Still, I was in a mindset where I could enjoy every minute," said Feliciano. "People always ask me, like, leading up to it, did it feel different? I was like, No, the only time it felt different than a regular game was standing on the sideline right before the game started when, you know, they had, like, I think it was like Post Malone and someone else singing and, staring across the Chiefs again, me, and Jordan (Poyer) had a long history with the Chiefs, was standing across from them again. The only thing that was, the only time it felt different, was just right before the ball was kicked off." Feliciano revealed the atmosphere in the locker rooms regarding conversations on the use of psychedelics. "There wasn't a conversation you could have in the locker room then. I brought it up to some guys, and everyone looked at me as if I were crazy. There was one other Buffalo (Bills) guy with whom I had gotten to do DMT with me. We ended up doing it every year before training camp, just to set our mind right." said Feliciano, "But the stigma of psychedelics, that's something that you didn't want to have on you being in the NFL, in the locker room, especially if the trainers here, or gets back to upstairs, people, they're gonna, think you're a drug addict or something. So you kept that on the down low. I will say that over the last couple of years, I feel like that has changed, whether it's because of the Aaron Rodgers (Netflix) documentary or it might have just been because I was in San Francisco."
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Former Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl opponent opens up about healing from personal trauma
This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Jon Feliciano, a recently retired offensive guard who played ten seasons in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. The conversation explored how psychedelic therapy is helping him heal from PTSD, depression, and family issues. On Wednesday, June 18, at Psychedelic Science 2025—the world's largest psychedelic conference, Feliciano will be joined by fellow NFL standouts Jordan Poyer and Robert Gallery, who will headline a keynote conversation titled Unseen Work: Healing Behind the Highlights. Advertisement "I grew up in a physically and mentally abusive household, and my whole life, I was just focused on making it to the NFL. Make it to the NFL, and my life would be great. Things would be fine. You make it to the NFL and realize things will only get worse now that you have money. Now, everyone's trying to dig in your pockets. The family aspect gets worse," said Feliciano, "My mother's calling me, threatening me to go to ESPN and say, 'I'm on drugs' or do stuff like that. Then I ended up losing my best friend, my second year in the league, who was like my brother, who knew everything about my life, and the one person I could always lean on." The veteran offensive lineman was feeling the stress and strain of family problems while playing in the NFL and was looking for ways to cope. "Up to that point, I didn't smoke, I didn't drink, I didn't do anything. When he passed away, I got into a real bad phase with alcohol and marijuana; I was having suicidal thoughts, just became a shell of myself," said Feliciano, "It wasn't until I watched the Joe Rogan podcast. Rick Doblin (Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) was on it, and it opened my mind to other methods of healing. So, I started micro-dosing mushrooms. And then the big thing for me was DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), sitting in my room with the thought, 'Why do I feel this way?' How can I be better for my wife and my daughter at the time? That was my introduction, and I started doing DMT probably two or three times a year. And for me, DMT has been my lifesaver." On February 20, 2025, Feliciano announced his retirement from the NFL. He notably recalled his experience playing against the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII as a member of the 49ers. Advertisement "The Super Bowl, honestly, if it weren't my ninth year in the league when I went to Super Bowl if it was earlier on in my career, I believe it would have been a lot mentally. Still, I was in a mindset where I could enjoy every minute," said Feliciano. "People always ask me, like, leading up to it, did it feel different? I was like, No, the only time it felt different than a regular game was standing on the sideline right before the game started when, you know, they had, like, I think it was like Post Malone and someone else singing and, staring across the Chiefs again, me, and Jordan (Poyer) had a long history with the Chiefs, was standing across from them again. The only thing that was, the only time it felt different, was just right before the ball was kicked off." Feliciano revealed the atmosphere in the locker rooms regarding conversations on the use of psychedelics. "There wasn't a conversation you could have in the locker room then. I brought it up to some guys, and everyone looked at me as if I were crazy. There was one other Buffalo (Bills) guy with whom I had gotten to do DMT with me. We ended up doing it every year before training camp, just to set our mind right." said Feliciano, "But the stigma of psychedelics, that's something that you didn't want to have on you being in the NFL, in the locker room, especially if the trainers here, or gets back to upstairs, people, they're gonna, think you're a drug addict or something. So you kept that on the down low. I will say that over the last couple of years, I feel like that has changed, whether it's because of the Aaron Rodgers (Netflix) documentary or it might have just been because I was in San Francisco." Psychedelic Science 2025 —the world's largest psychedelic conference, produced by MAPS, is taking place June 16–20 in Denver, Colorado. This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Ex-Chiefs Super Bowl opponent Jon Feliciano on healing from trauma
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sunset man charged with operating clandestine drug lab; other drug related charges
SUNSET, La. (KLFY) — A Sunset man was charged with operating a clandestine drug lab, firearm possession and possession of various drugs with street value of over $80,000 on Monday, deputies said. Phillip Keith Boutte, 45, of Sunset was arrested and charged with operating a clandestine drug lab, possession with intent to distribute dimethyltryptamine, crystal methamphetamine, oxycodone and tramadol, possession of fentanyl, possession of Adderall, possession of a firearm in presence of CDS and possession of drug paraphernalia, deputies said. Deputies said on Monday they were given information regarding Boutte manufacturing 'DMT,' or the psychedelic drug Dimethyltryptamine, at his residence at 1466 Chretien Point Road in Sunset. Upon arrival, officials spotted Boutte standing in the yard wearing a backpack. After being spotted, Boutte allegedly ran towards a metal building on the property and discarded the backpack inside the metal building, deputies said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Officials then cleared the building and discovered a crystal methamphetamine pipe inside. The property then became secured and a search warrant was obtained, deputies said. Officials said the following was located and seized: Approximately 14 ounces of suspected Dimethyltryptamine 'DMT', with a street value of $79,400.00• 1 capsule of Amphetamine & Dextroamphetamine with an estimated street value of $10.00• 2 tablets of Tramadol with an estimated street value of $20.00• Approximately 5 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $ 500.00• Approximately 2 grams of suspected Dimethyltryptamine 'DMT' with an estimated street value of $ 400.00• 1 Fentanyl patch• 1 Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolver• 3 white Oxycodone tablets with an estimated street value of $ 300.00• 1 digital scale• 1 syringe loaded with suspected Dimethyltryptamine 'DMT' approximately 1 gram with an estimated street value of $ 200.00. Boutte is in custody of the St. Landry Parish Jail. No bond information has been released. Trump extends 'olive branch' to Iran with stern warning Trump blames Biden policies in Saudi address Sunset man charged with operating clandestine drug lab; other drug related charges Trump to roll back US sanctions on Syria Judge gives IRS green light to share migrants' taxpayer information with ICE Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Journal
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Journal
Hardy Bucks actor Alan Carter's death was due to heart failure caused by cocaine, inquest hears
'THE DANGERS OF combining alcohol and drugs cannot be overestimated', a coroner warned today after returning a verdict of misadventure at an inquest into the death of a 37-year-old actor following a stag party in Westport, Co. Mayo, last August. The inquest into the death of Alan 'Ali' Carter from Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo, who acted as DJ Scorpio Lyons on the RTÉ comedy series, Hardy Bucks, was conducted by the Coroner for Mayo, Dr Eleanor Fitzgerald. On August 26 last year, Mr Carter attended a stag party in Westport before going back with three friends to an AirBnb on the outskirts of the town where they all consumed cocaine. Evidence was given in today's hearing that the deceased took DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), a hallucinogenic drug, in the early hours and went into a seizure from which he failed to recover. In a statement from gardaí read into the record at today's inquest, one of the actor's friends said: 'Ali put powder in a pipe. He could not sit still. He was rolling around on the ground. We administered CPR and called an ambulance'. Consultant pathologist Dr Tamas Nemeth, who carried out a post-mortem examination, gave the cause of death as acute heart failure due to a heart attack caused by cocaine. Advertisement Dr Nemeth explained that Mr Carter had a heart issue with up to 80 per cent stenosis. He said the cause of death was the level of cocaine combined with stenosis and death, in his opinion, was due to unnatural causes. The pathologist outlined that cocaine has been implicated as trigger of acute myocardial infarction both in patients free of coronary artery disease and more frequently in patients with underlying coronary atherosclerosis. He said Mr Carter has suffered from severe coronary sclerosis with up to 80 per cent segmental stenosis in the coronary artery system. The deceased's partner Lorraine informed the corner that Mr Carter had been born with an enlarged heart, had high blood pressure, had childhood sleep apnoea and was overweight. Coroner Fitzgerald spoke of the normality nowadays of people drinking and having cocaine and warned of 'the risk of sudden death in certain people'. She continued: 'That risk is not recognised and not understood. The dangers of taking alcohol and drugs cannot be overestimated. 'It is such a pity, such a tragedy, that a young person, out celebrating, that his young life ended in such a manner. 'However this is the reality of what we are dealing with. We don't want to be losing our loved ones to avoidable death'. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
