by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2019 | Anxiety
In a quest to ease pressures on the Brazilian prison system, mental health workers have opted to give prison inmates the psychedelic brew ayahuasca, in the hopes of helping them to work through their deeply-rooted emotional traumas. It is no secret that the current...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 7, 2019 | Anxiety
Denver for Psilocybin said it will turn in more than 8,000 ballot signatures following a rally outside of the Colorado Capitol on Monday afternoon. The campaign to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in Denver said it has more than enough signatures to make the May...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 26, 2018 | Anxiety
Three new books suggest that psychedelic drugs did not necessarily have the power to rewrite society, but, instead, brought on revelations concerning earthly themes. In 1960, Allen Ginsberg wrote a letter to Timothy Leary, then a professor at Harvard. Leary had...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 26, 2018 | Anxiety
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have suggested that psilocybin, which is found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, be reclassified from a Schedule I drug, with no known medical benefit, to a Schedule IV drug, which is akin to prescription sleeping pills....
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 26, 2018 | Anxiety
Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that govern cognitive processes, while increasing connectivity in brain networks associated with sensory functions. Psychedelic drugs such as LSD have a profound impact on...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 20, 2018 | Anxiety
Commonly referred to as ecstasy or molly, MDMA is anecdotally known to make people more open to empathetically interacting with those around them. However, a new study from King’s College London has revealed that while the drug may increase cooperative behavior,...
