by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 25, 2019 | Neuropathy
I was recently reading through the comment section on a University of Glasgow study that indicated that cannabis can help people manage pain from peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that causes pain in the extremities of the body, and I saw some interesting...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 25, 2019 | Cluster Headaches
Most of the time when we think about how psychedelics can help people, we think about how these medicines can assist with spiritual growth and the treatment of mental afflictions like PTSD and anxiety, or how they help people with addictions to more harmful drugs like...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 25, 2019 | Bipolar Disorder
You can extract more than 70 different components from a cannabis plant, technically known as cannabis sativa. Two of the most common constituents are delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (known colloquially as THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Because CBD is not as regulated as...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 25, 2019 | Depression
Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found naturally in “magic mushrooms,” has shown promising results in treating anxiety and depression. A recently published study reinforces that potential, demonstrating that depressed patients treated with psilocybin...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 24, 2019 | Alcoholism
Supplementing psychotherapy with small doses of MDMA could be an effective strategy to prevent relapses of alcohol addiction in patients, an ongoing small clinical trial suggests. The research is yet another example of how scientists and doctors are finding or...
