by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2019 | PTSD
WHEN TODD’S PSYCHIATRIST suggested he start taking psychedelics, he figured it was a joke. IT WASN’T. THE former corporate executive from Colorado retired in 2006 after an MRI revealed his spine was riddled with a dozen tumors called hemangiomas, which later spread to...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 7, 2019 | Anxiety
Denver for Psilocybin said it will turn in more than 8,000 ballot signatures following a rally outside of the Colorado Capitol on Monday afternoon. The campaign to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in Denver said it has more than enough signatures to make the May...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 31, 2018 | Bipolar Disorder
Colin Kroll, was the co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia, both consumer sensations that brought joy to millions; Anthony Bourdain, had been a chef, journalist and philosopher, who brought understanding and connectedness to millions of lives; while Robin Williams built a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 26, 2018 | Anxiety
Three new books suggest that psychedelic drugs did not necessarily have the power to rewrite society, but, instead, brought on revelations concerning earthly themes. In 1960, Allen Ginsberg wrote a letter to Timothy Leary, then a professor at Harvard. Leary had...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 26, 2018 | Addiction
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and ecstasy ingredient MDMA have been shown to stimulate the growth of new branches and connections between brain cells which could help address conditions like depression and addiction. Researchers in California have demonstrated these...