Here’s an interesting look at the history of psychedelics and some trends.
Read morePsychedelics for Fear of Death
According to a new survey conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, published Aug. 24 in the journal PLOS ONE, people’s attitudes about death change after both a psychedelic drug experience and a non-drug-related out-of-body experience.
People were less afraid of death than they had been before their experiences.
Read morePsychedelics for Depression
Here’s the latest on how psychedelics may help treat depression.
Read morePsychedelics- Myths and Facts
Keep reading for the facts and myths about psychedelics.
Read moreYour Genes and Psychedelics
Another Michael Pollan Interview!
Pollan spoke with Rolling Stone about his new Netflix series, and why psychedelics have the potential to not only change your mind, but change the way our society approaches everything from wellness to climate change to spirituality.
Read moreMichael Pollan and Latest Psychedelic Research
Author Michael Pollan discusses the latest research in the psychedelic boom happening in medical research.
Read moreMore Psilocybin Research
A recent follow-up study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found two doses of the hallucinogenic compound coupled with psychotherapy resulted in large decreases in major depressive disorder symptoms for most of the study’s participants.
New research is hinting at how the hallucinogenic compound may facilitate reduced depression symptoms.
Read moreResearching Psychedelics- It's Complicated
Researchers from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and McGill University published a paper in the journal Science Advances proposing a unique method for better understanding the interaction between hallucinogenic drugs, people’s brains, and different types of psychedelic experiences.
They did this by using artificial intelligence to look at real-life accounts of psychedelic experiences and compare them to how human brain chemistry engages with drugs on a molecular level.
However, while the researchers’ methods and goals push the envelope forward on understanding how psychedelics can help or harm individuals, the data they use could be unreliable.
Read moreRisks of Psychedelics
Before psychedelic therapy and services becomes widely available, there needs to be a better understanding of all the ways these experiences can go wrong.
Read moreRecordings from the NIH Psychedelics Conference
The NIH Workshop on Psychedelics as Therapeutics was conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
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