This study assessed the impact of lifetime psychedelic drug use on mental health in relation to the first strict lockdown adopted by various countries (April-July 2020).
The findings showed that regular users of psychedelic drugs had less psychological stress and some personality differences when compared to occasional users and non-users. This suggests that either the use of psychedelics might be a protective factor itself or people with certain previous traits are more prone to frequently using psychedelic drugs.
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Read moreFrom the NYTimes: The psychedelic revolution Is coming, and psychiatry may never be the same.
Psilocybin and MDMA are poised to be the hottest new therapeutics since Prozac. Universities want in, and so does Wall Street. Some worry a push to loosen access could bring unintended consequences.
Read moreThis piece asks if the embrace of psychedelics could lead to a mental health revolution.
Read moreAuthor Michael Pollan talks about psychedelics and how they may benefit mental health.
Read moreThe Stanford Psychedelic Science Group shows a list of mental health conditions with significant consequence for individual and public health, and the corresponding evidence suggesting benefit from psychedelic-assisted treatments.
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You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part two of our three-part audio sound escape, we descend into a nighttime flood of frog music.
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