OREGON, USA — After lobbying for years about the benefits of currently illegal mind-altering substances for those struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and other chronic ...
The outgoing Czech government said Wednesday it had approved the use of psilocybin -- the active ingredient in magic mushrooms -- for medical purposes from 2026. Several countries have recently ...
New Mexico’s Medical Psilocybin Act signals more than therapeutic access. It reflects a policy evolution, one where lawmakers, not just voters, are beginning to treat psychedelic medicine as a ...
The DEA has forwarded a petition to change the federal regulatory classification for psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms," to HHS for a medical and scientific review. The ...
In 2016 psychiatrist Benjamin Kelmendi was treating two patients with severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at a Connecticut mental health center when the patients abruptly ...
Share on Pinterest A new study compared psilocybin with a common SSRI and found that both drugs improved symptoms, while psilocybin provided added benefits. Maki Nakamura/Getty Images A new study ...
As psychedelic-assisted therapy grows in popularity, several substances are being recognized for their potential in treating trauma. Psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA have emerged as some of the most ...