The findings suggest that while anxiety and panic are among the most disruptive, issues like existential struggle and diminished self-esteem tend to last the longest—often persisting for over a year.
Read moreAyahuasca, Risks and Benefits
UCLA psychiatry professor Charles Grob discusses ayahuasca's risks, his research on the substance, and the growing need for new ayahuasca studies.
Read morePsychedelics for Depression, Risks and Benefits
This article looks at the risks and benefits of psychedelics for treating depression.
Read morePsychedelics Tied to Higher Odds for Schizophrenia
Understanding Risks with Psychedelics
Check out this guide on how to reduce risks with psychedelics.
Read moreDid the Psychedelic Research Bubble Burst?
The psychedelic renaissance is now at a point of reckoning, and the extraordinary promise of these drugs to quickly and easily transform lives for the better is starting to look more like a fever dream.
Read moreRisks with Psychedelics
Researchers should anticipate and track adverse effects in psychedelics research, a group of Maryland-based scientists argue in a paper recently published in Psychedelic Medicine.
For years, the field has been focused on the potential benefits of psychedelics, but the scientists argue that it’s time to pay more attention to understanding the risks.
Adverse Effects
This research study looks at the adverse effects in studies of psychedelics and MDMA.
Read moreRisks of Psychedelics
Here’s a great article on the tendency to deny and downplay the harms of psychedelics.
Read moreMore on HPPD
Here’s another look at HPPD, Hallucinogenic persistent perception disorder.
There are two types of HPPD: type 1 is characterised by brief "flashbacks", and type 2 sufferers experience chronic symptoms that can last months or a lifetime.
Read moreDifficulties Following Psychedelic Use
Explore the extended difficulties following psychedelic use uncovered in a recent study.
Learn about long-term distress and coping strategies.
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