by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 23, 2019 | Alcoholism
A newly published study examining the use of psychedelics in non-clinical settings to treat alcoholism is suggesting a great number of individuals see a reduction in problematic alcohol consumption following strong doses of LSD or psilocybin. The research supplements...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Sep 1, 2018 | Addiction, Alcoholism
Everyone’s hoping a little LSD can lead them to the next billion-dollar idea. Over the past year, at lunches with various Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, I have been told at least four times that magic mushrooms will help me become a better reporter (maybe) and three...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 20, 2018 | Alcoholism
The psychedelic drug LSD can help people with alcoholism quit or cut back their drinking, according to a new analysis of data originally collected in the 1960s. The study adds to a renaissance of research interest in mind-expanding medications for psychiatric...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 5, 2018 | Alcoholism
The book shines new light on the revitalized field of psychedelic medicine It’s safe to say that very few book advances have been spent the way Michael Pollan spent his most recent one: traipsing around the country sampling psychedelic drugs under the guise of...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 3, 2018 | Alcoholism
Colorado residents voted for the legalization of cannabis back in November 2012, becoming one of the first states in the country to legalize the plant for recreational use and sale. Now there is an effort there to decriminalize psilocybin, the active psychoactive...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Mar 1, 2018 | Alcoholism
Roland Griffiths’ psilocybin experiments have produced striking evidence for therapeutic uses of hallucinogens Roland Griffiths first tried meditation as a grad student in the early 1970s. He lasted only a few weeks. He wanted to follow the directions, to quiet...
