by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 28, 2018 | Addiction
It’s difficult to turn on the radio or open a magazine at the moment without hearing about psychedelics. A quick skim of the headlines might suggest the drugs are imbued with medicinal superpowers and Silicon Valley is collectively on one long trip. There’s currently...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 25, 2018 | Addiction
The endgame for psychedelic drugs isn’t “microdosing Fridays.” It’s treating major mental illness. The idea of using psychedelic drugs to expand consciousness or disrupt negative patterns of thinking had a well-documented moment in the 1950s and 1960s. Now it’s having...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 17, 2018 | Addiction, Depression
For years, the field of mental health has been largely barren of meaningful treatment advances. But now, scientists have new hope in the least likely of places: psychedelic drugs. Recent research suggests that certain psychedelic substances can help relieve anxiety,...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 14, 2018 | Anxiety
Sabrina Misra suffered from depression for most of her life, but last summer, it became almost too heavy to bear. Despite years of therapy and a trove of medications, Misra, 36, had become so despondent that she started planning her suicide. But before she acted, her...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 14, 2018 | Depression
Inspired by promising research into ketamine’s therapeutic effects, people are swapping strategies online on how to use the drug to ease their despair. Could ‘Special K’ be a panacea for depression? Wency Leung reports John woke up one morning...
