A Non-Hallucinogenic LSD Analog?

March 17, 2023 Lynne Nardizzi

BetterLife Pharma Inc., an emerging biotech company focused on the development and commercialization of cutting-edge treatments for mental disorders, announced that findings from a study on its lead candidate BETR-001 (2-bromo-LSD) titled “A Non-Hallucinogenic LSD Analog With Therapeutic Potential For Mood Disorders” has been published in the peer-reviewed journal of Cell Report.

What do you think?

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Psychedelics and the Brain

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Is it all hype or is there genuine hope for therapeutic application of microdosing?

There’s certainly plenty of ‘conflicting’ information or results available from studies of different methodologies. Here, we begin with an overview of what microdosing is, who does it, and for what purposes. We then review available evidence and summarize benefits and risks of microdosing. Finally, we get more practical and discuss microdosing regimens, measurement of accurate dosing, and ‘set and setting’ consideration to microdosing.