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One Man’s Psychedelic Journey to Confront His Cancer
"Had somebody told me going into this that I would come out a transformed being or a person with a completely different perspective on life, I would never have believed it." An inspiring story by Paul Frysh about a New York-based gastroenterologist named Pradeep...
How Do Psychedelic Treatments Work?
“In some ways, to understand how psychedelics work, you first need to understand how they don't work. That is, they don't work in the same way as most other available psychiatric drugs.” Another great piece by WebMD's Paul Frysh. This article details the unique ways...
A Long, Strange Trip: Psychedelics Meet Mainstream Medicine
"We are no longer investigating whether psychedelics can help. The evidence is pretty clear," says Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). "The question now is where do we go from here?"A...
Virginia Could Decriminalize Psilocybin And Other Psychedelics With Newly Filed Bills
Another US state has moved to decriminalize the possession of psychedelics, as clinical trials continue to demonstrate their therapeutic potential. Click below to read about what this could...
What Canada’s special access program means for patients and doctors
An update from Canada: While many have welcomed the changes to Canada's SAP program with open arms, some advocates say the program doesn't go far enough. #psychedelicsaroundtheworld #Canada #SAP #psychedelicscience #psilocybin #psychedelictherapy Link to post Link...
Sydney Researchers Awarded Over $2.2 Million By Australian Government To Study MDMA, Psilocybin
An exciting psychedelics update from the land down under: The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), under the Australian Government's Innovative Therapies for Mental Illness Grant, has awarded two Sydney research teams a total of over A$3 million ($2.24 million) to...
Becoming Whole Through Psychedelics
#ICYMI: An interview in Psychology Today with Kelley O'Donnell, a psychiatrist and researcher who provides psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in controlled clinical settings at NYU Langone Health's Center for Psychedelic...
The next big trend in mental health treatments? Psychedelic therapy
"Follow the data and (don't) get ahead of it, but at the same time, recognize it is an exciting development," says Dr. Matthew W. Johnson, a professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.A cautiously optimistic...
Did Canada Just Quietly Legalize Psychedelic Therapy? Kind of, but it’s Complicated
A fantastic primer via Psychedelic Spotlight on the January 5 regulatory changes to Health Canada's Special Access Program, and what it means for the future of psychedelic-assisted therapy in...
Psychedelics approved for medical use in Canada
Big news out of Canada this week: Health Canada, the country's Federal health policy regulator, has given the green light for psychedelic drugs such as MDMA and magic mushrooms to be used for medical purposes. Health care advocates are calling it a major breakthrough...