by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 15, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
When it comes to preventing suicide, true breakthroughs are hard to come by. The overall rate of suicide in the U.S. has increased since the turn of the millennium, reaching a 30-year-high in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 12, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
This article was originally published at www.psymposia.com The decades-long “War on Drugs” has created a situation in which the use of psychedelics is a social justice issue. The existing international moratorium against psychoactives, including psychedelics, is a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 7, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
From Modern Healthcare Once dismissed as recreational drugs for the Grateful Dead set and other children of the ’60s, psychedelic drugs are winning new therapeutic credentials thanks to a New York researcher. Dr. Stephen Ross, a psychiatry professor and director...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 6, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
Content From Helathline Researchers say ayahuasca improved participants’ general well-being and was less addictive than other substances. 2345 A hallucinogenic brew created in the villages of the Amazon jungle might soon join a growing wave of psychedelic drugs being...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 5, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
This is good news for psychedelic research. Ayahuasca, the psychedelic brew that originated in the Amazon, has become popular among Brooklyn hipsters and Silicon Valley biohackers alike as a recreational drug and ticket to a living room spiritual experience. But this...
