Changa (drug)

Changa (/ˈtʃɑːŋɡɑː/) is a DMT-infused smoking blend. Typically, extracts from DMT-containing plants are combined with a blend of different herbs and ayahuasca vine and/or leaf to create a mix that is 20–50% DMT,[1] akin to a smokeable ayahuasca.[2]

Historical precedents

Pipe material dating to approximately 2000 B.C [3] discovered at a cave near Humahuaca in Argentina indicated the presence of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)[4], thereby suggesting the use of similar substances in Pre-Columbian culture.

Origin

Changa was created by Australian Julian Palmer in 2003-2004[5] and named when he 'asked' for a moniker for the drug during an Ayahuasca session.[6]

The substance became highly popular in Australia in the mid 2000s,[7] but its widespread introduction outside of Australia appears to be dated to the Boom Festival in Portugal in 2008 where many of the first online accounts of its use outside of Australia occur.[8] [9]

Changa has been rapidly growing in popularity due to its ease of smoking and longer duration (approximately 10-20 minutes) compared to smoking freebase DMT crystal.[10]

Australian electronic trio Pnau titled their November 2017 album Changa in homage to the substance.[11] It reached a peak of number 11 on the ARIA charts.


References

  1. ↑ St. John, Graham (2015). Mystery School in Hyperspace: A Cultural History of DMT. Berkeley, USA: Evolver Editions. ISBN 978-1583947326.
  2. ↑ Cusack, Carole; Norman, Alex (2012). Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production. Leiden, Netherlands: BRILL. ISBN 9789004221871.
  3. ↑ Aschero and Yacobaccio 1994
  4. ↑ Fernández Distel 1980:56, 57, 65, 75, Fig. 5
  5. ↑ St. John, Graeme (2016). "Aussiewaska: A Cultural History of Changa and Ayahuasca Analogues in Australia.". In Labate, Beatriz; Cavnar, Clancy; Gearin, Alex. The World Ayahuasca Diaspora: Reinventions and Controversies. Routledge. pp. 143–164. ISBN 978-1-4724-6663-1.
  6. ↑ Berger, Markus (2017). Changa: Die rauchbare Evolution des Ayahuasca. Nachtschatten Verlag. pp. 10–11. ISBN 3037883561.
  7. ↑ Palmer, Julian (2014). Articulations: On the Utilisation and Meanings of Psychedelics. Julian Palmerisms. ISBN 9780992552800.
  8. ↑ Davis, Erik (21 August 2008). "Boom Festival 2008 - Dancing on Liminal Ground". Techngnosis. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Drug info - Changa". Drugs-Forum. July 4, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ Lyden, John C.; Mazur, Eric Michael (2015). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture. Abindgon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781317531067.
  11. ↑ McGrane, Danielle (2017-11-09). "Pnau release drug-inspired album". The West Australian. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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