Psychedelics
Man Injects Magic Mushrooms, Gets Organ Failure As They Grow in His Blood
The man spent 22 days in hospital following the incident.
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.
Taking DMT Can Lead to Alien-Abduction-Like Experiences, Study Shows
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University assessed the experiences of over 2,000 people who had taken the psychedelic drug.
Dr. Bronner's Soap Wants American Culture to Integrate Magic Mushrooms ASAP
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps has committed a million dollars to a campaign to legalize psilocybin therapy in Oregon.
Where Does '420' Come From? The True Story of Pot's Favorite Number
The famous name comes from exactly where you'd expect it to: high school kids looking to get stoned.
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.
Scientists Discover Psychedelic DMT Creates Waking Dream State in Brain
"DMT has remarkable effects in human consciousness," Christopher Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, told Newsweek.
Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Decriminalizing Psychedelics
"Why do I even want to be in the Legislature, why do I want to be a part of the office?' It was this issue."
This Trippy 1980s Video Could Help to Explain Conscious
Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy.
What Happens When You Die? Scientists Might Know
Taking the hallucinogenic DMT is said to resemble a near death experience. A woman taking the drug as part of a study spoke to Newsweek about being "dropped into a cosmic soup."
FDA Approves Magic Mushrooms Depression Drug Trial
Trial participants will take the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms while having psychological therapy.
'Microdoses' of LSD and Shrooms Could Reduce Anxiety
Users who took minute doses of LSD and mushrooms also reported an improved mood and sharpened focus.
Psychedelics Can Cause Lasting Changes In Personality
Participants in clinical trials who were given a small dose of psychedelics were rated as having more openness than non-users.
LSD Can 'Harmonize' The Brain
Taking the drug resulted in the emergence of a "new type of order in the brain."
California Could Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms
Mayoral candidate says the fungi saved him from heroin.
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.
Magic Mushroom Ingredient Could Treat Depression
Five of 12 patients treated were in remission three months later.
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.
Psychedelics Promise a 'Paradigm Shift' in Treating Mental Illness
Psilocybin, LSD and other chemicals should be extensively studied, scientists say.
Psychedelic Drug Laws Make No Sense, Experts Argue
Stigma and funding challenges make potentially useful drugs like LSD and psilocybin nearly impossible to research.
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.
Exploring Magical Worlds With Ayahuasca Drinkers
Speakers attested to ayahuasca's ability to heal depression and other maladies.
Day Tripping: Benefits Seen in Psychedelics
New research suggests careful use may aid the mentally ill.
How a Mushroom Found In Buckingham Palace Explains Santa Claus
Santa was on a "trip" with his reindeer, according to one theory.
Scientists Discuss Merits of Psychedelics In Medicine
Scientists and scholars discussed experiments with psychedelics drugs to treat anxiety, depression, addiction and other issues at a recent conference in New York City.