Psychedelic Drugs
Private group raises $30 million to test "ecstasy" for PTSD
A private non-profit research group seeking to conduct a final phase of clinical trials of MDMA, the main ingredient in the recreational drug ecstasy, got a major boost from Silicon Valley and Wall Street donors.
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.
$17 Million Center for Psychedelic Research to Investigate Magic Mushrooms
A new research center funded by private donors will study possible psilocybin therapies at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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.
Psychedelics May Physically Alter Brain Structure
Findings suggest that psychedelics could be used to treat a host of mood and anxiety disorders, such as depression, anxiety, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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.
Can Magic Mushrooms Change Your Politics?
"Psilocybin may produce sustained changes in outlook and political perspective."
What Is Ayahuasca? Ancient Psychedelic Has New Benefits
Scientists would research it even more if the law would let them.
Psychedelic Drugs Could Make People Less Violent
People who used drugs like magic mushrooms or LSD were 12 percent less likely to have assaulted someone and 18 percent less likely to have been arrested for violent crime.
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.
Canadian Stabs Briton During Spiritual Cemremony
Both men allegedly took the drug ayahuasca in a Peruvian spiritual ceremony.
Psychedelic Drugs 'Safe as Riding a Bike or Playing Soccer'
A letter published in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal has claimed that psychedelic drugs are safer than currently thought.
Day Tripping: Benefits Seen in Psychedelics
New research suggests careful use may aid the mentally ill.
How Ayahuasca Can Heal Your Body and Mind
A conversation with "Medicine Hunter" Chris Kilham about the plant's psychedelic healing powers.