Medicine/Healing

Use of psychedelics to treat… chronic pain…

What have scientists discovered about whether these drugs are effective in treating… chronic pain? New research is exploring whether psychedelic drugs [ie, psilocybin] might help in treating… chronic pain. The drugs so far appear to be quite effective. Original Article (KRQE):Use of psychedelics to treat PTSD, OCD, depression and chronic pain – a researcher discusses recent…

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NORML… psilocybin rescheduling…

NORML [writes]… “When considering appeals from the denials of rescheduling petitions… …this Court should consider the real-world effect that lengthy delays have on patients who have no other options available and wish to try breakthrough therapies, such as psilocybin or cannabis. These procedural delays of the past – which often amounted to years, if not…

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Treatment costs, access and magic mushrooms dispensaries

Neuroscience professor at Carleton University and former researcher and policy analyst at the Canadian Center for Substance Use and Addiction Zachary Patterson sees parallels between these new psilocybin dispensaries and cannabis dispensaries’ status before October 2018. Magic Mush is the third magic mushroom dispensary opening in Ottawa after Health Canada’s opening of legal pathways for…

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Police close magic mushroom business…

Shroom shops have been opening throughout the country… what many believe is an inevitable full-blown legalization… in September, 2022, a dispensary chain that first opened in Ottawa called Shroomyz… since the November 2022 raid, Toronto said it had no plans to use its powers to shut down the dispensary… “It’s a medical protest,” says the…

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How psychedelics can transform end-of-life care

More than two dozen other states and the U.S. House of Representatives are also grappling with their own versions of psychedelic legislation… the end of life is not only a universal experience, we also know it’s one where psychedelic medicines can spur a massive paradigm shift in how we provide care. The human body and…

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Local veterans find relief through psilocybin

According to the VA’s 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, there were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020 – an average of 16.8 each day… “I know what I need for my mental health. Antidepressants are just not a part of the equation,” he said. “I know my needs better than anyone.” After traumatic experiences during…

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…psychedelics… future of pain relief?

In fact, it increasingly seems that pain – one of the most universal experiences in the human condition – is now the next frontier for psychedelics after mental health. “As a non-addictive alternative to opioids, psychedelics represent a revolutionary and much-needed new approach to the treatment of pain,” according to the Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative…

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