What led our prehistoric ancestors to these powerful plants and fungi, and why did they use them over and over? It would be very easy to project contemporary desires onto them: to battle depression or escape everyday life; to heal wounds, both physical and mental; to get high and just feel good; to self-medicate; to…
A new study indicates that reductions in experiential avoidance play a significant role in the therapeutic effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy among depressed patients, leading to improvements in well-being and reductions in depression severity, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. The findings, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, highlight the importance of experiential avoidance as a potential mechanism…
The US House Representatives… approve[d] mood-altering drugs to treat combat-related brain maladies, capping years of effort by an ex-Navy SEAL from Texas and a New York democratic socialist. The amendments… were added to the annual National Defense Authorization Act… The duo has fought to get Congress to direct Pentagon studies of psilocybin to treat traumatic…
The purpose of the draft guidance is to advise researchers on study design and other considerations as they develop medications that contain psychedelics. Within the draft guidance, the term psychedelics refers to “classic psychedelics,” typically understood to be drugs such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) that act on the brain’s serotonin system, as…
“Berkeley is joining a lot of municipalities and states that have decriminalized or… de-prioritized the enforcement of laws against certain plant-based psychedelics,” author Michael Pollan said. On de-prioritizing the enforcement of laws imposing criminal penalties for entheogenic/psychedelic plants and fungi and their bio-synthesized compounds for personal use… the council’s resolution, however, does not include psychedelics…
People will get the results back on their drugs three days after submission, with the results sent over to the appropriate counselling centre. Berlin, Germany, has officially launched a legal drug testing scheme, allowing people to anonymously get drugs tested for free. The Senate Department for Health announced the new scheme, named Drug Checking, which carried out…
Hours after their grand opening Tuesday [7/11/23], a… magic mushroom dispensary in Montreal was raided by police officers. We have been able to open up as soon as a few hours after a raid,” said Edgar Gorbans, “And we have customers that are waiting — as soon as the police leave — for us to…
H3589 – An Act concerning the legalization of certain natural plants and fungi – Rep. Nick Boldyga & H1754/S1009 – An Act relative to plant medicine – Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa / Sen. Patricia Jehlen …would legalize plant medicines for those 21 years of age and older, while the other two bills would legalize plant medicines for those…
Psilocybin-based treatment was also found to provide stronger returns in terms of the quality of life of patients following treatment, with psilocybin’s treatment returning a QALY nearly 10% larger than the next most effective treatment, CBT. “We’re calling on health professionals and policymakers to seriously consider these findings which suggest psilocybin could be genuinely ground-breaking…
A national drug policy group [New Approach PAC] that helped legalize… psilocybin in Oregon and Colorado is now eyeing the Massachusetts ballot with a proposal that would ask voters to authorize the so-called “magic mushrooms” for mental health therapies… On Beacon Hill [Massachusetts], state lawmakers are considering several legislative proposals that call for legalizing psilocybin……
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