Despite the stigma surrounding these controlled substances, new data from YouGov shows that many Americans are ready to embrace psychedelic therapies. While more than half of all Americans may support research into psychedelics for therapeutic use, a 63% majority also said they would personally be open to medical treatment with psilocybin, ketamine, or MDMA if…
Vandenberg’s submission mirrored Cromhout’s contention that the criminalisation of psychedelic mushrooms was absurd, as there existed no evidence that it was harmful or addictive; it punished offenders for a victimless offence; and it disregarded documented beneficial effect in combating mental disorders like depression and anxiety. Vandenberg said in court papers she intended challenging the constitutionality…
About 250 million people [3.33% of world population] used [illegal] drugs in 2015, the report says. Of them [using], 29.5 million [only 12%] had a drug use disorder, including addiction. (these statistics based of world population of 7.5 billion) “Despite decades of global prohibition and tens of billions of dollars invested annually in anti-trafficking measures,…
Modern relationships are challenging for a whole range of reasons, and these reasons might be very different from one couple to the next. Drug-based treatments aren’t always going to be the best approach, and sometimes they should even be avoided. From the perspective of evolutionary biology, love is a complex neurobiological phenomenon that has been…
*image not a drug testing kit…countries are starting to recognize, and work to implement, harm reduction strategies to keep its citizens safe. For the first time this summer, some of Britain’s largest festivals and live music events are aiming to introduce drug testing for attendees with the support of local police forces…. “It’s really exciting that police are…
This system—where police can seize property with limited judicial oversight and retain it for their own use— has led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses … As has become evident in the legislative arena, asset forfeiture is a field that both those on the left and the right recognize is need of reform. In two recent…
Further work is needed to investigate the nature of the relationship between the peak psychedelic experience and openness to new experiences, egalitarian political views, and concern for the environment. Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that lifetime psychedelic use (but not lifetime cocaine use or weekly alcohol consumption) positively predicted … openness and nature relatedness, and…
Ladies and gentlemen, this could be the beginning of the end of medical cannabis prohibition in the United States. The bill has the advantage of bipartisan support across the aisle. With backers from both the Democratic and Republican parties, the CARERS Act has the highest likelihood to pass of any federal cannabis bills that have…
*students listening to a Drug Symposium … sponsored by the Philippine National Police and the Guidance Office. Mr. Duterte has described how, when prescribed fentanyl, he had used a whole patch at a time instead of cutting it into four pieces as recommended. “There was a time that I used the whole thing because, more…
About $500 a second… and of course, this is just the dollars and sense of it — not to mention the costs to human life, liberty and happiness. Billions of American tax dollars that might have been used to fund other important services have been wasted on the drug war Original Article (Sun Times):Guess how…
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