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...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 5, 2018 | Alcoholism
The book shines new light on the revitalized field of psychedelic medicine It’s safe to say that very few book advances have been spent the way Michael Pollan spent his most recent one: traipsing around the country sampling psychedelic drugs under the guise of...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 28, 2018 | Addiction
Regular doses of acid have become the creativity enhancer of choice for some professionals Let’s call him “Ken.” Ken is 25, has a master’s degree from Stanford and works for a tech startup in San Francisco, doing a little bit of everything:...
