by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 14, 2018 | Depression
Inspired by promising research into ketamine’s therapeutic effects, people are swapping strategies online on how to use the drug to ease their despair. Could ‘Special K’ be a panacea for depression? Wency Leung reports John woke up one morning...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression
If we’re going to use psychedelics for therapy, we’re going to have to figure out the proverbial bad trip. This story is part of When the Drugs Hit, a Motherboard journey into the science, politics, and culture of today’s psychedelic renaissance. Follow along...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 9, 2018 | Addiction, Depression
The next big depression treatment might be ketamine, but how best to use it remains unknown. MICHAEL WAS ON the 55th floor of a high rise in an Asian capital, in a conference room, when his world cracked open. His heart began to race and the building felt as if it...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 8, 2018 | Depression
Recent studies are finding that drugs such as LSD and psilocybin can help to alleviate depression, anxiety and addiction—and may have profound things to teach us about how the mind works To anyone who lived through the 1960s, the proposition that psychedelic drugs...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 2, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression
Researchers’ long fight to test psilocybin’s safety finally yields fruit. A hallucinogenic drug derived from magic mushrooms could be useful in treating depression, the first safety study of this approach has concluded. Researchers from Imperial College...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 17, 2018 | Depression
Ketamine has “shown promise” in the rapid treatment of major depression and suicidal thoughts, a US study says. Ketamine has a reputation as a party drug but is licensed as an anaesthetic. The study found use of the drug via a nasal spray led to...
