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...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 11, 2019 | Anxiety
IN AN AIRY Denver café populated almost entirely by young people staring at laptops, Travis Tyler Fluck—dressed in an orange velour jacket, over which is draped a thin braided lock of hair—takes out his phone and pulls up Craigslist. A quick search lands him on a post...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jun 5, 2019 | Alcoholism
The Oakland City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night that decriminalizes certain natural psychedelics, including mushrooms, a move that makes Oakland the second city in the nation to do so. The resolution instructs law enforcement to stop investigating and...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | May 23, 2019 | Alcoholism
A newly published study examining the use of psychedelics in non-clinical settings to treat alcoholism is suggesting a great number of individuals see a reduction in problematic alcohol consumption following strong doses of LSD or psilocybin. The research supplements...
