Psychology

Kratom research steps up as popularity increases

“The facility that my farmer used to produce his Kratom is FDA compliant and GMP, General good manufacturing practices.” “It is actually taken off the tree and it is hung out to dry and it is milled through they pulled out the stemming and the veining and they just make it into a flower-like consistency,”…

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Psychology

Are psilocybin mushrooms the next medical marijuana?

“If psilocybin were an approved medication, it would likely be prescribed for mood disorders such as depression, or depression related to a life-threatening illness,” Albert Garcia-Romeu, a research associate at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “There are legal medications for depression, anxiety, and for some addictions. However, these do not always work, and often…

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Modern Culture

Molson Coors: legalized pot may hurt beer sales

Molson Coors Brewing Co. voiced concerns about the potential impact that cannabis legalization could have on its beer sales The 13K filing indicated that the company views legal cannabis as a possible “risk factor” to its business, suggesting that “although the ultimate impact is currently unknown, the emergence of legal cannabis in certain U.S. states…

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Psychology

How does resolving cannabis problems differ from problems with alcohol or other drugs?

Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those who resolved problems with alcohol or other drugs, report investigators from the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). …since so many of the cannabis-primary group resolved their problem without either formal treatment or…

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Psychology

Exploring ibogaine treatment [in an] iboga using institute

“[It’s] part of what’s being called the “holistic plant movement”. ​ “Powerful yet gentle holistic plant medicines are the genuine article. They heal people, and they save lives.” [and] “This is what we’ve been searching for, and what’s desperately needed to attack the modern-day addiction epidemic head-on. Our plant medicine treatments work like no other…

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Psychology

Five reasons why drug consumption rooms (DCR) benefit people who don’t use drugs

1. Ensure safer streets … 2. Reduce the spread of disease … 3. Improve access to emergency services … 4. Can reduce crime … 5. Help people integrate into the legitimate economy … 6. Save lives. Opponents of DCRs assert that we should focus on approaches of drug-free recovery and rehabilitation, rather than allowing drug use. While successful approaches for some…

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Psychology

Combating addiction with compassion

“There’s lots of relapses because 12-step treatment doesn’t get to the root of sexual, racial, class trauma or veteran’s trauma,” Harris said. Mark Harris, Lane’s Coordinator for Substance Abuse Prevention and an experienced addiction counselor, saw limitations within the 12-step programs that are a requirement for most drug courts … A 2011 study by Shannon…

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Medicine/Healing

LSD and magic mushrooms can alter personality making people try new experiences

Many have even reported therapeutic advantage of the [LSD and psilocybin] which scientists described as working in a manner similar to that of antidepressants. [LSD and psilocybin] may be popular at parties but they also seem to have some long term results for individuals. Original Article (Deccanchronile):LSD and magic mushrooms can alter personality making people…

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