by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 20, 2018 | Addiction
The psychedelic drug psilocybin (the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms”) may produce lasting, positive changes in personality, new research finds. People who took the drug showed increases in the key personality dimension of openness — being amenable to new ideas,...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 20, 2018 | Anxiety, Cancer
Cancer is a brutal disease on both the body and mind. Not only do treatments like chemotherapy take a massive toll, but the emotional side effects can be hard to bear. Depression and anxiety are high among people with cancer, including those in remission. But two new...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 12, 2018 | PTSD
It was only after U.S. veteran Jonathan Lubecky pulled the trigger on a loaded gun aimed at his head and it misfired that he finally decided to seek help. He had tried to commit suicide five times, after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 26, 2018 | Addiction
Psychedelic drugs’ mindexpanding properties may be rooted in their ability to prompt neurons to branch out and create new connections with other brain cells, new research has found. This discovery may explain why psychedelic drugs appear to be a valuable treatment for...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 26, 2018 | Pain
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Epidiolex to treat two severe forms of epilepsy, making it the first cannabis-based drug to be legalized in the United States. It’s welcome news—but patients won’t have access to the medicine until the Drug...
