Mindfulness A single dose of 5-MeO-DMT produces rapid and persistent improvements in life satisfaction and psychopathological symptomspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan A single inhalation of the psychedelic drug 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) is associated with sustained improvements in satisfaction …
Cannabis PTSD with and without chronic pain is linked to increased risk of cannabis use disorderpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with and without chronic pain is associated with elevated rates and severity of cannabis use disorder, according …
Psychedelic Drugs World's largest research centre to look into surprising health benefits of psychedelic drugsThe Telegraph - By Rozina SaburThe world's largest pyschedelics research centre has been launched to examine whether the drugs can treat conditions such as depression and opioid addiction, after tech entrepreneurs helped fuel a renaissance
Vaping What You Need to Know About Vaping-Related Lung IllnessThe New York Times - By DENISE GRADY and MATT RICHTELHundreds of people across the country have been sickened by a severe lung illness linked to vaping, and a handful have died, according to public health officials. Many were otherwise healthy young people,
For Men Scientists Have Invented a Breathalyzer Which Measures Cannabis UseMen's Health - By Philip EllisA team of researchers in Pittsburgh have invented a small, boxlike device which fulfils the same function as a breathalyzer, except for pot instead of alcohol. It works by detecting THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol),
Lsd LSD literally gets stuck inside your brainPopular Science - Claire MaldarelliNew research helps explain why the effects of acid last so long LSD's hallucinogenic effects last an unusually long amount of time; 12 to 18 hours, to be precise. That's no surprise to scientists—or to
Psychedelia Emotional breakthroughs during psychedelic experiences linked to future increases in mental well-beingpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research highlights the importance of emotional breakthroughs on subsequent psychological outcomes after a psychedelic experience. The study, …
Empathy Antidepressant medication may reduce empathic responses to the pain of otherspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan A team of scientists in Austria have found evidence that antidepressant medication — rather than depression itself — can lead to reductions in …
News Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get EasierNPR - Will StoneResearchers hoping to study marijuana for scientific and medical purposes are one step closer to expanding their limited supply of the plant. This week, the federal government announced it would begin
Research DEA concedes that marijuana research monopoly must end, opening door to sweeping changeThinkProgress - Alan Pyke A bland announcement in the Federal Register on Monday may mark the beginning of the end of federal drug cops' 50-year Reefer Madness crusade. The …
Alcohol Alcohol Can Make You Friendlier — if You’re a Certain Type of PersonalityInverse - Ian Mitchell Which state do you end up in after a good night out? Drinking alcohol is associated with aggressive behavior, accidents, and ill health. Yet many of …
Humanity Here's Why Drugs That Work So Well in Mouse Brains Often Fail Miserably in HumansLive Science - Yasemin Saplakoglu Neuroscientists face a major obstacle in developing drugs to treat brain disorders — if the drugs work really well on mice, they often fall short …
Cannabis Cannabis may affect the processing of emotional facial expressions differently in men and womenpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research suggests that cannabis use may have different effects on men and women’s ability to process emotional information. The findings have …
Study finds methamphetamine alters how the visual cortex responds to imagespsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research provides some preliminary evidence that the stimulant methamphetamine alters the neural response to visual stimuli. The findings have …
Cannabis use may exacerbate the negative impact of acute stress on prospective memorypsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research suggests that cannabis users tend to be more likely to forget to remember to perform tasks when facing stressful conditions. The …
Many Young Americans Regret Online Posts Made While HighU.S. News & World Report - HealthDay TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In a new study, more than a third of young people surveyed said they'd posted on social media while under …
Opioids The Truth About Painkiller AddictionThe Atlantic - Sally SatelAmid an opioid crisis, authorities overestimated the danger of prescription painkillers—while doing too little to identify patients at risk of addiction. In the early days of the opioid crisis, public
The Fascinating History of Mescaline, the OG PsychedelicVICE - Max DalyWe spoke to writer Mike Jay about the drug's journey from prehistoric caves, through Aztecs, Mormons, Beat poets, Jean-Paul Sartre and a British MP. Mescaline, a natural hallucinogen found in cacti, is
Study indicates teenagers’ orbitofrontal cortex volume predicts the onset of future cannabis usepsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan The volume of brain region called the orbitofrontal cortex may predict vulnerability to regular use of cannabis and substance use in general, …
Antidepressant SNRI medications reduce connectivity in the brain’s pain networkpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research suggests that a brain network associated with the experience of pain could be an important target for antidepressant medications. The …
Teens who misuse opioids have these sourcesfuturity.org - Laura Bailey-Michigan Roughly 11% of high school seniors reported prescription drug misuse during the past year, and of those, 44% used multiple supply sources, according …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: New treatment for hard-to-treat depressionmayoclinic.org - By Liza Torborg DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How is the new nasal spray for depression different than other drugs used to treat depression? How do doctors determine who is a …
What to know about kratom for depressionMedical News Today - By Jenna Fletcher Kratom is a plant that practitioners of Eastern medicine use to treat various ailments, including depression. While some research suggests that …
Study provides evidence that DMT is produced naturally from neurons in the mammalian brainpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research published in Scientific Reports indicates that the rat brain is capable of synthesizing and releasing a powerful psychedelic drug called …
Ketamine-like drug for depression could get UK licence within the yearThe Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentA ketamine-like drug that could be licensed in the UK as soon as November could transform treatment for severe depression, one of the country’s leading psychiatrists has said. The drug, called esketamine,
New research indicates that cannabinoids could be efficacious pain management optionspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Cannabis and similar substances that interact with the body’s natural cannabinoid receptors could be viable candidates for pain management and …
Cannabis Users See Low Risk in Driving Highpsychologicalscience.org As cannabis restrictions ease across the United States and Canada, behavioral researchers are intensifying their examination of marijuana’s impact on …
Certain Antidepressants And Antipsychotic Drugs May Increase Your Risk of DementiaScienceAlert - GABBY LANDSVERK A new study of more than 283,000 elderly people in the UK has found that long-term use of anticholinergic drugs – including some medications for …
How one scientist is making it easier to get medicine into your brainosu.edu Dr. Vibhor Krishna is a surgeon-scientist investigating a procedure that could deliver medicines to the brain without a single incision required. His …
