Psychedelics
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.