Depression Treatment With Amazon Jungle Drug Healthline
A hallucinogenic brew created in the villages of the Amazon jungle might soon join a growing wave of psychedelic drugs being repurposed for mental health …
Month: November 2017
The psychedelic substance ayahuasca has been part of indigenous rituals in South America for centuries. In recent years, it has come into vogue as a treatment …
Criminalization Makes It Harder to Study Ayahuasca, Scientists Say VICE
For Isabelle, the need to seek out ayahuasca as an alternative form of treatment came after a long and continuous battle with an eating disorder growing up.
How Tripping on Ayahuasca Could Help People with Eating Disorders VICE
Could a powerfully hallucinogenic tea hold the key to treating eating disorders? A new study interviews ED sufferers who have experimented with the herbal …
Scientists explore drug’s value in treating both alcoholism and PTSD Baltimore Sun
The link between addiction and mental health disorders may be firmly established in scientific circles, but treatments designed to address them together are …
The dangers and potential of ‘natural’ opioid kratom The Conversation – US
The herb kratom has a large following and is so popular that it is sold in vending machines. The FDA recently issued a public warning about the herb, which …
Popular Diestel Turkey Sold at Whole Foods Tests Positive for FDA-Prohibited Drugs EcoWatch
Diestel Turkey, sold by Whole Foods at premium prices, says its “animals are never given hormones, antibiotics or growth stimulants,” but tests show otherwise.
Weed Withdrawal Is a Real Thing and It’s Hell VICE
This article originally appeared on VICE UK. I gave up smoking cannabis eight years ago. I’d been promoted—from telemarketing supervisor to the noble …
Ayahuasca: Psychedelic drug brewed by indigenous Amazonian tribes ‘could be used to treat depression and alcoholism’ The Independent
A psychedelic drug brewed by indigenous South American tribes could be used to treat alcoholism and depression, new research suggests. Ayahuasca, a …
Psychedelic plant brew could improve mental health Medical News Today
A new treatment for mental illness and alcohol abuse could be on the cards, a new study reveals, in the form of a psychedelic plant brew called ayahuasca.