by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression
Does microdosing actually do anything, or is it a posh urban myth? A research team in New Zealand is about to find out in the world’s first randomized, controlled clinical trial. LSD has largely been ignored while the world gushes over legal weed and...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder
The movement to decriminalize psychedelics has spread so rapidly this year that it can be hard to keep track. But Decriminalize Nature, the group coordinating many of these initiatives, is up to the task. The group recently shared a map with the most up-to-date...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism
Santa Cruz voted on Tuesday to decriminalize “magic mushrooms” and other natural psychedelics, making it the third city in the US to take such a step. (CNN)The city of Santa Cruz, California, has become the latest city to decriminalize “magic...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 24, 2019 | Alcoholism
Supplementing psychotherapy with small doses of MDMA could be an effective strategy to prevent relapses of alcohol addiction in patients, an ongoing small clinical trial suggests. The research is yet another example of how scientists and doctors are finding or...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 1, 2019 | Alcoholism
A lobbying group called “SPORE.” A “psychedelic caucus” in Congress that includes AOC. And lots of cash. It was a nail-biter finish three months ago, when Denver residents narrowly voted to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 5, 2019 | Alcoholism
The Oakland City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night that decriminalizes certain natural psychedelics, including mushrooms, a move that makes Oakland the second city in the nation to do so. The resolution instructs law enforcement to stop investigating and...
