March 1, 2022
Psychedelic drugs are among the most promising treatments for people with conditions like PTSD and severe depression. A new center at The University of Texas at Austin aims to unravel how they work.
Full articleFebruary 22, 2022
Private clinic uses ketamine, a.k.a. Special K, to treat veteran who'd come close to giving up - how a veteran of Bosnia in 1999, Haiti in 2004, and two tours of Afghanistan, used ketamine for PTSD healing after traditional prescription medications did not help.
Full articleFebruary 7, 2022
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is moving to place a series of psychedelic compounds into the most strictly prohibited list of controlled substances—and advocates and researchers are making clear their opposition to the proposal... The public comment period ends on February 14.
Full articleJanuary 25, 2022
Proponents of the legalization of psychedelics has won a victory. Seattle’s City Council approved a resolution Monday to decriminalize a wide range of activities around psychedelic drugs, including the cultivation and sharing of psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, ibogaine and non-peyote-derived mescaline. The landmark measure extends what is already Seattle city policy...
Full articleJanuary 5, 2022
On Wednesday, Health Canada brought into force new regulations surrounding controlled substances under the Special Access Program, allowing Canadian physicians a mechanism to request medical access to restricted drugs for patients, including psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA.
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