The psychedelic healing renaissance is all around us, seeping into the mainstream culture more and more. Decriminalization and clinical trials abound especially in order to treat the treatment-resistant part of the population suffering from various maladies and with promising results. Author Michael Pollen dove in to find out and show us more…
MDMA is another wonder drug of the psychedelic renaissance that not so long ago parents dreaded to hear about. That was because what their kids were buying was cut with very nasty chemicals and they didn’t really know what they were getting into. Change is in the air.
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Even though it’s still not clear exactly how these drugs work in the brain, researchers think that the psychedelic experience itself could help people change their perspective, and their behavior, when it comes to drug addiction. And these psychologists are keen to try something new, because, as they admit, the current options are limited for addiction treatment.
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This is the case to legalize psychedelics. Although the drugs have gotten some media attention in recent years for helping cancer patients deal with their fear of death and helping people quit smoking, there\’s also a similar potential boon for the non-medical, even recreational hallucinogenic user. As hallucinogens get a renewed look by researchers, they\’re finding that the substances may improve almost anyone\’s mood and quality of life — as long as they\’re taken in the right setting, typically a controlled environment.
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Robin Carhart-Harris has been conducting pioneering brain imaging studies of psychedelics for depression. Most recently, he has completed the first phase of a clinical trial looking at the potential of psilocybin to treat depression, and his talk looks at how these drugs can be used in treatment.
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