by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 1, 2018 | Addiction
Reaching a higher state of consciousness is a concept you’re more likely to hear a spiritualist spout than a scientist, but now neuroscientists at the University of Sussex claim to have found the first evidence of just such a state. From wakefulness down to a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 1, 2018 | Depression
Psychedelic psilocybin therapy for depression granted Breakthrough Therapy status by FDA In an extraordinary step forward for the psychedelic drug research community, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just given psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Sep 21, 2018 | PTSD
As final trials move to establish MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a legal and legitimate clinical treatment, a new study has recently been published demonstrating the results of the world’s first clinical trial for another, albeit more controversial, application...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Sep 21, 2018 | Anxiety
When humans take the drug MDMA, versions of which are known as molly or ecstasy, they commonly feel very happy, extraverted, and particularly interested in physical touch. A group of scientists recently wondered whether this drug might have a similar effect on other...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 27, 2018 | Anxiety
Why psychedelic drugs could transform how we treat depression and mental illness? The first time I tried ayahuasca, a plant concoction containing the natural hallucinogen DMT, I remember thinking: “Just let go. Whatever happens, just let go.” Eventually, I did let go,...
