How an Amazonian Psychedelic Brew Could Be Used to Treat Depression Inverse
About 300 million people worldwide live with a mental illness, according to the World Health Organization, and about 30 percent of those same people live with …
Month: June 2018
Amazonian psychedelic may ease severe depression, new study shows The Conversation – US
Ayahuasca has long been used for indigenous healing and spiritual rituals. Now, a Brazilian clinical trial has confirmed that this psychoactive drink can help …
Beyond Pot: Psychoactive Drugs Touted as New Medical Frontier Courthouse News Service
LOS ANGELES (CN) – Southern California resident Paula Kahn says she began exploring the use of psychoactive drugs as a teenager to help her heal from …
Psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses University of California
It seems that psychedelics do more than simply alter perception. According to the latest research from my colleagues and me, they change the structures of …
How underground groups use psychedelic drugs for healing Futurity: Research News
An expert explains how people use hallucinogens for healing and why people are reconsidering old ideas about the drugs.
A higher calling: How Israeli marijuana research changed the world The Jerusalem Post – Israel News
The problem is that for many years, marijuana was put on the [same] scale as cocaine and morphine.”
Dear Aromatherapy Fans, You’re Inhaling a Carcinogen American Council on Science and Health
The good news: Aromatherapy won’t give you cancer. The bad news: It won’t do anything else either. But it is full of chemicals, some of which are considered to …
Ayahuasca, the Psychedelic Antidepressant? Discover Magazine
Ayahuasca, the Psychedelic Antidepressant? – Neuroskeptic Discover Magazine
A traditional Amazonian psychedelic brew is an effective and rapid-acting antidepressant, according to a paper just published. But the new study revives some …
Psychedelic Drugs Change Structure of Neurons UC Davis
A team of scientists at the University of California, Davis, is exploring how hallucinogenic drugs impact the structure and function of neurons — research that …