Psychology

Use of psilocybin for mental health treatment ‘not associated’ with risk of paranoia, American Medical Association study finds

April 11, 2024By

While psychedelics are sometimes portrayed in media as causing intense paranoia, particularly in a recreational setting, the study authors said psilocybin “was not associated with risk of paranoia and transient thought disorder.” The researchers identified five other reported adverse effects among certain patients in the clinical trials: headache, nausea, anxiety, dizziness and elevated blood pressure.…

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Modern Culture

Steps… safely… psychedelics

April 5, 2024By

…crucial steps to help you see the lay of the land in Colorado’s quickly evolving world of…. legal psychedelic gifting portals across Colorado… unlicensed psychedelics. Home grows and extraction processes are how a large portion of… psychedelics find their way to users. If you’re not cultivating or creating these psychedelics yourself, it’s crucial to know…

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Politics

Oregon… bill criminalizing drug possession

April 2, 2024By

Gov. Tina Kotek has made it official: Drug possession will soon be a crime once again in Oregon.  “There are some people who believe that some connection with local law enforcement is a helpful motivator for some folks to get into treatment. I think what you see in the bill is an attempt to say…

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Psychology

FDA breakthrough therapy status to LSD analog…

March 28, 2024By

…an LSD analog, L S D (Lysergide D-Tartrate) was given “breakthrough therapy” designation by the FDA for treating anxiety. …this analog… a tartrate salt form… called MM-120. A single oral administration (100 µg) of this psychelic analog, MM120, maintained a clinically and statistically significant reduction in symptoms compared to placebo at 12 weeks — with…

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Biography/Memoir

Compass Pathways… resigned…

March 28, 2024By

They were the first company to take all of the practical knowledge and lived wisdom from philanthropically funded researchers, pivot to for profit, and meanwhile convince the leader of the most loved/popular mdma non-profit to do the same. Now we have COMPASS + Lykos… Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) (“Compass”), a biotechnology company… announced that…

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Politics

Will the science for psychedelic[s] ever line up with the law?

March 24, 2024By

The states didn’t want some 70-year-old terminal cancer patient having to grow their own medicine, but they said that’s better than threatening to arrest that patient. You might see a similar tit-for-tat in the psychedelics realm… legal reform efforts are spreading… raising tensions between [local], state and federal laws. More than 60 percent of Americans…

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Psychology

The converging interest between…

March 24, 2024By

The current context into which psychedelics emerge finds its backdrop in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a defining era in American history. This period was marked by President Nixon’s War on Drugs and a significant economic shift as the U.S. officially departed from the gold standard in 1971. …links these two historical decisions, “Classifying…

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Politics

What psychedelics legalisation and decriminalisation looks like around the world

March 23, 2024By

“Decriminalisation” can mean different things; generally it implies that people can possess, [cultivate], [and/or] use a personal amount of the substance despite it being illegal, although sometimes minor fines apply… criminalisation of drugs, including psychedelics, creates more harm than good. “What happens when you criminalise something is that people don’t want to talk about it with their…

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