Dimitri Mugianis is a drug policy activist, writer, community organizer, and psychedelic practitioner. Once considered the face of underground ibogaine use to kick heroin addiction, Dimitri has been immersed in the psychedelic space for the last 17 years and is an expert on their potential and limitations. Featured in the New York Times, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, VICE News, The Psychedelic Times and on NPR, he was the subject of the 2009 documentary Dangerous with Love.
Dimitri has led more than 500 ibogaine ceremonies and supported numerous individuals with their problematic habits. He’s also performed thousands of ceremonies using sound, art and psychedelics—especially psilocybin and MDMA—to help individuals break with their psychological suffering and to spark spiritual awakenings.
Immersed in the psychedelic space for the last 20 years, Dimitri is an expert in both the potential and limitations of psychedelic medicines. A respected icon in the field of harm reduction, he co-created a holistic program at New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE), a groundbreaking Harlem-based community organization bringing together acupuncture, ritual, sound meditation, reiki, bodywork, and other treatment modalities for people experiencing homelessness, active drug users, sex workers, and the formerly incarcerated.