Psychology

The couples using magic mushrooms as relationship therapy

Hilda Burke, a London-based psychotherapist and couples counselor, says the common thread between couples seeking therapy is that they’ve lost the ability to communicate with each other. “They’ve become so polarized that they can’t really go over to the other person’s island and see how it is from their perspective.” Dr. Ros Watts is a…

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Psychology

Canadian study shows psychedelic drugs like ecstasy reduce suicide risks, with meth increases risk

Stanford researchers Drs. Rob Malenka and Boris Heifets believe that MDMA has more potential for teaching neuroscientists about empathy than any other compound. A Canadian study claims that psychedelic drugs like ecstasy may decrease suicidal thoughts and reduce suicide risk. The specific study analyzed data pertaining to 800 female sex workers over the course of…

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Psychology

Is smoking marijuana the key to happiness?

Cannabis consumers make more money, spend more time outdoors, volunteer more and are generally more happy about life, according to a study released Thursday. When compared both to people who do not currently use marijuana but are not opposed to using it, and those who are opposed to marijuana, cannabis consumers tend to rank higher…

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Psychology

The long, hard road to a science of bad drug trips

“If psychedelics are ever going to properly graduate from the lab to the clinic, then we’re going to have to have some science that can explain the underlying mechanisms of the proverbial bad trip.” The researchers learned that many…were ex-cons and drug addicts who were using LSD to facilitate their recovery. Many of these individuals…

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Psychology

Why some people can’t handle their weed

Like environmental factors, the strain of pot you smoke can have a major impact on anxiety levels, too. ”Folliot believes that life experiences had a major impact on the change in his reaction to marijuana. “I had dealt with a lot of family and friends dying. I pretty much watched my Mom pass away and…

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