Changa (drug)

Changa (/ˈtʃɑːŋɡɑː/) is a DMT/MAOI-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]

Not to be confused with Changaa.

Difference between changa and DMT freebase

The effects of Changa are considered by many to be more grounded than just DMT freebase smoked on its own.[3]

Origin
Changa smoking blend

Changa was created by Australian Julian Palmer in 2003-2004[4] and named when he 'asked' for a moniker for the drug during an Ayahuasca session.[5]

The substance became highly popular in Australia in the mid 2000s,[6] but its widespread introduction outside of Australia appears to be dated to the Boom Festival in Portugal in 2008.

Changa was growing in popularity as of 2015 due to its ease of smoking and longer duration (approximately 10-20 minutes) compared to smoking freebase DMT crystal.[7]

Australian electronic trio Pnau titled their November 2017 album Changa in homage to the substance.[8] 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. "Changa - DMT-Nexus Wiki". wiki.dmt-nexus.me.
  4. St. John, Graeme (2016). "Aussiewaska: A Cultural History of Changa and Ayahuasca Analogues in Australia.". In Labate, Beatriz; Cavnar, Clancy; Gearin, Alex (eds.). The World Ayahuasca Diaspora: Reinventions and Controversies. Routledge. pp. 143–164. ISBN 978-1-4724-6663-1.
  5. Berger, Markus (2017). Changa: Die rauchbare Evolution des Ayahuasca. Nachtschatten Verlag. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-3037883563.
  6. Palmer, Julian (2014). Articulations: On the Utilisation and Meanings of Psychedelics. Julian Palmerisms. ISBN 9780992552800.
  7. Lyden, John C.; Mazur, Eric Michael (2015). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture. Abindgon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781317531067.
  8. McGrane, Danielle (2017-11-09). "Pnau release drug-inspired album". The West Australian. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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