by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 29, 2021 | Psychedelic Medicine
Preparation and pre-session intention setting are critical components to integration. Returning to the metaphor of travel, preparing for a psychedelic experience is likened to all the work that goes into preparing for a long-distance trip. We would never go to the...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 29, 2021 | Psychedelic Medicine
Going on a psychedelic trip is a lot like physical travel. If you’ve ever gone backpacking or traveled for an extended period of time, you will know that returning home can often come as a major shock to the system, sometimes taking weeks—months, even—to re-adjust to...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 25, 2021 | Psychedelic Medicine
While the 2020 US election has turned into a nail-biter with a deeply partisan divide splitting the country with razor-thin margins, a broad array of ballot measures relating to drug reform have turned out to be some of the only things Americans seem to agree on. A...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 25, 2021 | Psychedelic Medicine
Surfing the wave of novel research into medical uses for psychedelic compounds, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a dedicated psychedelic center focusing initially on the study of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and other stress-related conditions...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 9, 2020 | Psychedelic Medicine
“I don’t think psychedelics are the answers to the world’s problems,” Sting shares in the trailer for the new Netflix documentary Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics. “But they could be a start.” The film, out on May 11, dives into the history of psychedelics...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 9, 2020 | Psychedelic Medicine
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