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Articles on Psychedelics
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The early research suggests the drugs might be effective for some conditions. But scientists have safety concerns.
From July this year, some psychiatrists will be able to prescribe psychedelics to some patients. Responses from experts working in the field are mixed.
Alberta’s new policy on psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental illness may set a precedent that moves Canadians one step closer to accepting psychedelics as medicinal substances.
Flickering light can make people see different colours and shapes or feel altered emotions or sense of time.
Today’s psychedelics researchers still have to deal with the fallout of the decadeslong freeze on research. Listen to ‘The Conversation Weekly’ podcast.
There is a lot of hype in psychedelics research at the moment. Here’s how to tell which research is good and which isn’t.
The active compound in magic mushrooms seems to increase connections between different brain networks.
Pinpointing the molecular targets behind the subjective effects of psychedelic drugs could help clinicians and researchers better treat psychiatric conditions.
Growing interest in psychedelics has spurred new research decades after hallucinogenics were tested in Saskatchewan in the 1950s. And an unassuming common fish is proving a useful test subject.
Nine Perfect Strangers tries to be a satire on wellness culture — and yet celebrates its trappings all the same.
Microdosing involves taking a low dose of a psychedelic drug to enhance performance, or reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety. Here’s what our research shows.
Psychedelics use is on the rise and it’s partly due to a wellbeing rebrand.
The TGA is currently evaluating a proposal to legalise MDMA and psilocybin for the treatment of mental illness. But there are a few reasons Australia isn’t quite ready to take this step.
How on earth did an obscure Roman social practice end up lending its name to a modern psychedelic?
Psychedelic drugs are creating waves as evidence mounts of their therapeutic potential. New research also suggests they might mitigate the climate crisis by unlocking a lost connection to nature.
In a new research study, more than 900 people from around the world explain the challenges and benefits of microdosing LSD and psilocybin-containing mushrooms.
Ketamine and other psychedelics are being licensed for medical use – two experts advise how to minimise harm for users.
Before being qualified as “magic”, certain mushrooms were considered sacred by the ancient peoples of Mexico. We explore their history and relationship to Mesoamerican religion and medicine.
Most people assume drugs are illegal because they are dangerous, but the reasons aren’t related to their relative risk or harm.
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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PhD Candidate, Congnitive Neuroscience, University of Toronto
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PhD student in Clinical Psychology, York University, Canada
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Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Director of Psychedelics Division at Neuroscape, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice, University of Saskatchewan
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
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Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor, Behavioural Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Research Assistant in Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Psychiatry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
