by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety
As more people become interested in trying psychedelics, spa-like retreats are popping up all over the world. Should people with mental health issues feel safe trying them? On a Saturday afternoon last year, I sat in a 100-year-old renovated church in Zandvoort, a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression
Does microdosing actually do anything, or is it a posh urban myth? A research team in New Zealand is about to find out in the world’s first randomized, controlled clinical trial. LSD has largely been ignored while the world gushes over legal weed and...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder
The movement to decriminalize psychedelics has spread so rapidly this year that it can be hard to keep track. But Decriminalize Nature, the group coordinating many of these initiatives, is up to the task. The group recently shared a map with the most up-to-date...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 8, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism
Santa Cruz voted on Tuesday to decriminalize “magic mushrooms” and other natural psychedelics, making it the third city in the US to take such a step. (CNN)The city of Santa Cruz, California, has become the latest city to decriminalize “magic...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 26, 2019 | Cluster Headaches
Despite long-standing anecdotal reports suggesting cannabis is an effective pain-relieving drug, the medical research community is still somewhat divided on the topic. A variety of studies in recent years have come to dramatically conflicting conclusions. New research...
