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Tag: Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs

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Sonoran Desert Toads, With Their Psychedelic Powers, Appear to Be in Decline

July 10, 2025RACHEL NUWERComments Off on Sonoran Desert Toads, With Their Psychedelic Powers, Appear to Be in Decline

New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users.

World

New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

June 26, 2025Francesca RegaladoComments Off on New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.

World

What a Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024Natan Odenheimer, Aaron Boxerman and Gal KoplewitzComments Off on What a Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma

Thousands of Israelis were using mind-altering substances when Hamas-led fighters attacked a desert festival on Oct. 7. Now, scientists are studying the ravers to determine the effects of such drugs at a moment of extreme trauma.

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Long Before Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds

March 21, 2024RACHEL NUWERComments Off on Long Before Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds

A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western Europe during the Roman Era.

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Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.

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Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

March 5, 2024ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.

World

‘I Want to Reset My Brain’: Female Veterans Turn to Psychedelic Therapy

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022Ernesto Londoño and Meridith KohutComments Off on ‘I Want to Reset My Brain’: Female Veterans Turn to Psychedelic Therapy

Traumatized by war and sexual assaults, some U.S. veterans and veterans’ spouses are seeking help in a Mexican clinic that treats depression and addiction with potent hallucinogens like toad poison.

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A Psychedelic Trip to Timothy Leary’s Catalina Resort in Mexico

May 6, 2022NINA BURLEIGHComments Off on A Psychedelic Trip to Timothy Leary’s Catalina Resort in Mexico

Most travelers descending on Zihuatanejo are unaware of the resort city’s storied past with the apostle of psychedelic drugs, and his experiments in consciousness expansion.

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Veterans Have Become Unlikely Lobbyists in Push to Legalize Psychedelic Drugs

November 11, 2021November 12, 2021ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Veterans Have Become Unlikely Lobbyists in Push to Legalize Psychedelic Drugs

Lawmakers find it hard to “just say no” to combat veterans seeking support for drug decriminalization efforts gaining traction around the country.

World

Inside a Peyote Pilgrimage

July 5, 2021July 7, 2021Matt Reichel and Robyn HuangComments Off on Inside a Peyote Pilgrimage

Drug tourists, mining companies and farming encroachment are threatening the Wixárika people’s annual hunt for the psychedelic plant in the Mexican desert.

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