by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 2, 2019 | Pain
Psychedelics Take the TED Talk Stage for the First Time Preparing for this talk has been scarier for me than preparing for LSD therapy,” began Rick Doblin, the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), in his...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 1, 2019 | Alcoholism
A lobbying group called “SPORE.” A “psychedelic caucus” in Congress that includes AOC. And lots of cash. It was a nail-biter finish three months ago, when Denver residents narrowly voted to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 2, 2019 | PTSD
Recreational use of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, is forbidden in Israel where the drug is considered dangerous. But a trial treatment may soon change that. MDMA, popularly known as ecstasy, is a drug more commonly associated with raves and nightclubs than a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 2, 2019 | Addiction, Depression, OCD
A compelling new study has revealed how a mammalian brain can produce an incredibly powerful hallucinogen called DMT. The research shows the psychedelic is endogenously produced in a number of brain regions, including the visual cortex, and spikes in concentrations...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 27, 2019 | Anxiety
Scientists are looking into what psychedelics do to inspire people to act pro-environmentally. fter taking LSD, Bill stood in his kitchen in Merseyside, England, staring at a large tree. When the tree started to speak to him, Bill only found it strange that the tree...
