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How Magic Mushrooms Might Dissolve the Ego Revealed
A new study has examined the impact of psilocybin—the active ingredient in magic mushrooms—on the brain.
We Could Be Taking Psychedelics to Help Treat Mental Illness in Five Years
The war on drugs which stopped research on psychedelics was "one of the worst examples of censorship of human research in the history of science," according to the authors of a commentary in the journal Cell.
Woman Snorted 550 Times 'Normal' LSD Dose Thinking It Was Cocaine
While the overdose itself was an unpleasant experience, the trip may have had "positive effects" on the chronic foot pain that the woman was suffering from, according to a case study report.
Magic Mushrooms Help Ease Anxiety, Depression in Cancer Patients for Years
Scientists followed the progress of over a dozen cancer patients who took psilocybin.
Psychedelic Drugs Linked to Transformative Experiences
Scientists spoke to over 1,000 people at arts and music festivals about their experiences taking psychedelics.
Microdosing Psychedelics Linked to Better Mood and Focus
The findings come amid what is known as the "psychedelic renaissance."
Man Injures 8 with Garden Light, Car During LSD-Fueled Rampage
On Thursday, Betai Koffi, a 32-year-old San Francisco software engineer at YouTube, was arrested by Sonoma County sheriff's deputies after he allegedly punched, choked, stabbed, and rammed a vehicle at friends, strangers, and the authorities after taking 4 doses of LSD.
B.I. Leaves iKON: Petition to Bring Back K-Pop Star Hanbin Hits 350,000
The 22-year-old rapper announced he was quitting the group following drug use allegations in Korean tabloid "Dispatch."
Why Is B.I. Leaving iKON? K-Pop Star Kim Hanbin Quits After Drug Bust
The 22-year-old rapper announced he was leaving the "Love Scenario" hitmakers following allegations made in Dispatch.
Scientists Explore How Ketamine Can Treat Depression
The research comes amid a "psychedelic renaissance," in which scientists have investigated whether psychoactive drugs such as MDMA and LSD could be used to treat mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and PTSD.
What Happens to the Brain During Hallucinations?
The researchers hope their study could help people with mental disorders such as schizophrenia.
U.S. Navy Sailors Plead Guilty for Roles In Drug Ring
More than a dozen sailor's from the Japan-stationed Ronald Reagan aircraft carrie's nuclear reactor department were involved in the organization.
This Trippy 1980s Video Could Help to Explain Conscious
Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy.
Paul McCartney Once Saw God During a Drug Trip
The legendary singer from The Beatles also once saw a white squirrel that he believed was his reincarnated dead wife Linda.
Scientists Are Looking at LSD's Medical Potential
This finding further upholds the drug's potential use in treating a number of mental health conditions such as depression and addiction.
Male Psychedelic Users Less Violent to Partners: Study
Results could one day lead to novel treatments or therapies for reducing domestic violence, the lead author said.
LSD Blurs Boundaries Between Self And Others
The latest findings could lead to the development of new treatments for mental disorders such as depression or schizophrenia.
LSD Can 'Harmonize' The Brain
Taking the drug resulted in the emergence of a "new type of order in the brain."
Priest's Home Filled with Drugs and Child Porn
The priest was charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of distributing sexually exploitative material involving children and two counts of drug possession.
What Is Ayahuasca? Ancient Psychedelic Has New Benefits
Scientists would research it even more if the law would let them.
People Are Getting High on Drugs for the Eclipse
"I feel like having my mind blasted by a highish dose of psilocybin while the moon's shadow befalls the earth will be an otherworldly experience."
Magic Mushrooms Not Likely to Send You to the ER
Only 0.2 percent of people who tried shrooms within the last year wound up in the emergency room, according to the Global Drug Survey.
Brain on LSD Enters a 'Higher State of Consciousness'
Researchers looking at the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs found increased neural signals in the brain scans of people given them.
Is LSD Making a Comeback?
The psychedelic drug has long had reputed benefits—but evidence remains anecdotal.
Acid Is the New Xanax
Writer Ayelet Waldman was on the verge of suicide until she self-medicated with LSD.
Top Tech & Science Stories: Newsweek in Review
Smart guns, LSD science, space exploration and earthquakes caused by fracking in this week's top Tech & Science stories.
This Is What Your Brain on LSD Looks Like
Feeling "one with nature" or feeling the self "dissolve" is triggered when psychedelics shift the patterns of connectivity in the brain.
How Taking Acid Helped Me Stop Smoking
Whereas before I saw life as a competition between me and the world, I now feel I'm part of a larger whole.