This article looks at the risks and benefits of psychedelics for treating depression.
Read morePsychedelics Tied to Higher Odds for Schizophrenia
Understanding Risks with Psychedelics
Check out this guide on how to reduce risks with psychedelics.
Read moreDid the Psychedelic Research Bubble Burst?
The psychedelic renaissance is now at a point of reckoning, and the extraordinary promise of these drugs to quickly and easily transform lives for the better is starting to look more like a fever dream.
Read moreRisks with Psychedelics
Researchers should anticipate and track adverse effects in psychedelics research, a group of Maryland-based scientists argue in a paper recently published in Psychedelic Medicine.
For years, the field has been focused on the potential benefits of psychedelics, but the scientists argue that it’s time to pay more attention to understanding the risks.
Adverse Effects
This research study looks at the adverse effects in studies of psychedelics and MDMA.
Read moreResources for Post-Psychedelic Difficulties
Shared from Ecstatic Integration.
If you’re dealing with post-psychedelic difficulties, here are some resources:
Fireside Project is a phone support service for people experiencing psychedelic or post-psychedelic difficulties.
ICEERS is a plant medicine NGO which has a free support centre.
A university clinic in Berlin which provides free consultations on post-psychedelic difficulties
Cheetah House also offers consultations on post-psychedelic and post-meditation adverse experiences.
The Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project offers a free online support group for post-psychedelic difficulties on the last Sunday of every month (next one August 25th). We also have research on post-psychedelic difficulties and what helps people cope with them, including a new paper on post-psychedelic existential confusion and ontological shock.
Read moreRisks of Psychedelics
Here’s a great article on the tendency to deny and downplay the harms of psychedelics.
Read moreMore on HPPD
Here’s another look at HPPD, Hallucinogenic persistent perception disorder.
There are two types of HPPD: type 1 is characterised by brief "flashbacks", and type 2 sufferers experience chronic symptoms that can last months or a lifetime.
Read morePsychedelics and Recreational Use
This article looks at whether psychedelics are safe enough for recreational use.
Read moreDifficulties Following Psychedelic Use
Explore the extended difficulties following psychedelic use uncovered in a recent study.
Learn about long-term distress and coping strategies.
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