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Psychedelics May Lessen Fear of Death and Dying, Similar to Feelings Reported by Those Who’ve Had Near Death Experiences
Summary: Both those who experienced a natural near-death experience and those who had a near-death experience while taking psychedelics report less fear of death and a lasting, spiritual positive experience. Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a survey study of more...
Psychedelic drug helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking, study shows
Two doses of psilocybin pills, along with psychotherapy, helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking for at least eight months after their first treatments, results from the largest clinical trial of its kind show. “There’s really something going on here...
Magic mushrooms’ psilocybin may help heavy drinkers cut back
The most rigorous test yet of psilocybin as a treatment for alcoholism has found that the compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely. Psilocybin, found in several species of mushrooms, can cause hours of vivid hallucinations....
Stigma against psychedelics could fade with B.C. decriminalization, experts say
Decriminalization of some hard drugs in British Columbia could help reduce stigma around psychedelic substances that have medicinal value, but have been caught up in the war on drugs, experts say. “The war on drugs is one of the main drivers of the overdose epidemic...
The long history of psychedelics in religion, from ergot-spiked wine to magic mushrooms
In the last century, psychedelics have gone from being at the cutting edge of medical science, to a symbol of the 1960s counterculture, and back again. Thanks to renewed interest among the academic community and changing social attitudes, we're now witnessing a...
Microdosing mushrooms makes life easier and brighter.
Stressed out, busy moms say microdosing mushrooms makes life easier and brighter. Researchers caution that they are ‘experimenting on themselves’ Heather Jackson calls it the mother’s wall and it usually comes on very suddenly. She can’t make regular decisions, like...
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS FOR LEGAL PSYCHEDELIC THERAPIES WITHIN TWO YEARS
A letter from the Health and Human Services Department discloses the anticipated FDA approval of MDMA and psilocybin treatments. AS TWIN MENTAL HEALTH and drug misuse crises kill thousands of people per week, the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapies “must be...
New study looks at ‘magic’ mushrooms as treatment for depression, without the psychedelic high
A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) will attempt to harness the antidepressant power of psilocybin mushrooms, but without the psychedelic experience. Psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical compound in "magic" mushrooms that generates a...
Microdoses of psychedelic mushrooms may improve mood and mental health
Microdosing refers to the practice of regularly using small amounts of psychedelic substances that do not impair cognitive function. Evidence from mostly small observational studies suggests that microdosing psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms,...