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Psychoactive drug Psilocybin being studied for treatment of anorexia | Sharyl Attkisson

Jul 26, 2023 – After receiving a 25-mg dose of synthetic psilocybin given with therapist-delivered psychological support, none of the 10 participants experienced any ...

Psilocybin

Small Study Shows Psilocybin Could Be Effective Treatment for Anorexia | High Times

Jul 26, 2023 – Psilocybin was an effective treatment for patients with anorexia nervosa, according to the results of a small study.

Psilocybin / MDMA / Psychedelics

California's Reform Update: Ballot Initiative Calls For $5B In Research, Legal Psilocybin ...

Jul 26, 2023 – The agency would also eventually facilitate new state “care programs” for psilocybin and MDMA therapies once federally approved. “With FDA approval, ...

Psilocybin / MDMA

Magic mushrooms found to reduce anorexia nervosa psychopathology - Medical Xpress

Jul 26, 2023 – In their paper, "Psilocybin therapy for females with anorexia nervosa: a phase 1, open-label feasibility study," published in Nature Medicine, the ...

Psilocybin could help with anorexia treatment - NationalWorld

Jul 26, 2023 – Early evidence suggests psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, may be a potential treatment for anorexia.

WeHo dreams of a big future for psychedelics in society - WEHOville

Jul 26, 2023 – LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide); Psilocybin (found in certain species of mushrooms); Ayahuasca (a brew made from plants containing DMT); DMT ( ...

Psilocybin / LSD / Ayahuasca / Psychedelics / DMT

Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Shows Promising Phase 1 Results In Anorexia Nervosa Trial

Jul 26, 2023 – A phase 1 clinical trial conducted with a single dose of psilocybin combined with psychotherapy for anorexia nervosa shows promising results.

WeHo City's Forum on Magic Mushrooms is Now Available on WeHoTV YouTube Channel

Jul 26, 2023 – Psilocybin is naturally occurring and is typically consumed for its hallucinogenic effects. It is part of a group of drugs known as psychedelics, ...

Psilocybin

MindBio Therapeutics Begins Recruitment of Participants for World First LSD-Microdosing ...

Jul 25, 2023 – World first take-home approvals for LSD-Microdosing in clinical trials in cancer patients. LSD-Microdosing combined with clinically proven Meaning ...

Discussion in Washington about using psychedelics to treat PTSD stirs up conversation ... - WCBD

Jul 25, 2023 – Earlier this month, a group of bipartisan lawmakers pushed to add a provision in the defense bill that would allow for “research on psychedelics to ...

B.C. doctor talks about the potential for ketamine to treat severe depression | CBC.ca

Jul 25, 2023 – A new study suggests the popular party drug could be effective for some depressed patients. Dr. Melissa Lem weighs in.

Melissa

First clinical study results of psilocybin treatment in anorexia nervosa ... - Investing News Network

Jul 25, 2023 – The study investigated the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of a single 25mg dose of COMP360 psilocybin, with psychological support (referred to ...

Small study raises hopes of psilocybin role in anorexia - Pharmaphorum

Jul 25, 2023 – A small clinical trial has provided the first evidence that the psychedelic medicine psilocybin may have a role to play in the treatment of ...

Research Confirms That Serotonergic Antidepressants Like SSRIs, SNRIs Can Decrease ...

Jul 25, 2023 – The 611 respondents who had taken mushrooms alongside an antidepressant reported weaker-than-expected psilocybin effects, as did the 1,542 ...

Fluence Partners with Phaneros Institute to Advance Psychedelic Therapy Training in Brazil

Jul 25, 2023 – “We're happy to jointly launch a ketamine therapy course in Brazil with Fluence,” said Phaneros founder Eduardo Schenberg, PhD.

Psychedelic Drugs Market: Global Industry Overview by Size, Share, Trends, Growth Factors ...

Jul 25, 2023 – Examples of psychedelic drugs include LSD, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), DMT, and MDMA (ecstasy). The Psychedelic Drugs Market has been gaining ...

MDMA

MindBio Therapeutics Begins Recruitment of Participants for World First LSD-Microdosing ...

Jul 25, 2023 – World first take-home approvals for LSD-Microdosing in clinical trials in cancer patients - LSD-Microdosing combined with clinically proven ...

First clinical study results of psilocybin treatment in anorexia nervosa published in Nature Medicine

Jul 25, 2023 – COMP360 psilocybin treatment shows potential in exploratory open-label investigator-initiated study in anorexia nervosa...

Trial finds psilocybin to be a promising treatment for anorexia - New Atlas

Jul 25, 2023 – A new clinical trial has found that psilocybin combined with psychotherapy may be a promising treatment for anorexia nervosa, a mental illness ...

Hidden Drugs: New Illicit Substances That Only Activate Inside Your Body - ScienceAlert

Jul 25, 2023 – Seizure of LSD prodrugs, such as ALD-52, increased at the height of the COVID pandemic in Italy. Japanese authorities have been dealing with an ...

LSD

They want to legalize shrooms in WeHo. Here's what you need to know. - WEHOville

Jul 25, 2023 – Psilocybin (sill-oh-sigh-bin) is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound that is found in more than 200 species of mushrooms, ...

Psilocybin

Ketamine may offer hope to those with treatment-resistant depression.

Jul 24, 2023 – Oxford University and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust consultant psychiatrist Professor Rupert Mcshane is calling for ketamine to be used as an ...

VA And Defense Department Oppose Medical Marijuana For PTSD, But Take Neutral ...

Jul 24, 2023 – Therefore, insufficient evidence exists to recommend for or against these specific psychedelic agents as a treatment for PTSD.”.

AMA Issues Details On First Psychedelics Therapy CPT Code - Benzinga

Jul 24, 2023 – The addition of the psychedelics code was made possible by Compass Pathways ... to the AMA to add a new CPT III code for psychedelic therapies.

Psychedelics

Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use | | elpasoinc.com

Jul 24, 2023 – Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in private. Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday ...

Seelos plans global ketamine trial in suicidal patients

Jul 24, 2023 – Seelos Therapeutics is preparing to conduct a global study investigating its intranasal racemic ketamine SLS-002.

Seelos

Study Explores Therapeutic Benefits of Candy Flipping - High Times Magazine

Jul 24, 2023 – Can the combination of MDMA and LSD provide a more mellow experience than LSD alone?

LSD / MDMA

Mayor of Minneapolis Issues Executive Order Making Psychedelics The City's 'Lowest Law ...

Jul 24, 2023 – Minneapolis makes the possession, use, and cultivation of psychedelics the lowest priority for law enforcement in the city.

Psychedelics

Kent man with depression calls for ketamine prescriptions - BBC News

Jul 24, 2023 – Ketamine is licensed to be used as an anaesthetic but has a reputation as an illegal party drug.

Ketamine

Ketamine Therapy? I'm in Therapy on Ketamine - The Hard Times

Jul 21, 2023 – Lately there has been a lot of hype around this idea of “ketamine therapy”—apparently scientists claim you can therapeutically inject ketamine to ...

Ketamine

Minneapolis Mayor to Loosen Enforcement of Psychedelics - The New York Times

Jul 21, 2023 – Psychedelics, a class of psychoactive substances that alter mood and perception, have long been illegal. But stigma surrounding their use has receded ...

Psychedelics

UC Berkeley Psychedelics Survey reveals inaugural public opinion results

Jul 21, 2023 – On July 12, the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, or BCSP, held a briefing to discuss the findings of the inaugural UC Berkeley ...

Psychedelics

Doctors To Begin Trial For Psilocybin Therapy To Treat Cancer-Related Anxiety, Depression

Jul 21, 2023 – Psychedelics, specifically psilocybin, have shown promise in treating various psychological symptoms including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic ...

Psilocybin

PharmAla Received Guidance on ALA-002 from MHRA; Launches - GlobeNewswire

Jul 20, 2023 – VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. (“PharmAla” or the “Company”) (CSE: MDMA) ...

PharmAla Biotech

New Federal Guidance on Psychedelics Could Open Minds—And Funding Sources

Jul 20, 2023 – ... marking the first time the government has offered suggestions for studying medicines like LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin to treat mental illness.

Psychedelics

MindBio Therapeutics World First Phase 2 Take-Home LSD-Microdosing Clinical Trial in ...

Jul 20, 2023 – VANCOUVER - MindBio Therapeutics Corp. , , is pleased to have started pre-screening for participant entry into Phase 2 LSD-Microdosing clinical ...

MindBio Therapeutics

New Congressional Amendments Would End Marijuana Tests For Federal Job Applicants ...

Jul 20, 2023 – New marijuana and psychedelics amendments have been filed by bipartisan congressional lawmakers as part of large-scale spending bills—including ...

Psychedelic Drugs Market: Emerging Potential in Mental Health Therapies and ...

Jul 20, 2023 – Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD); 3,4-Methyl​Enedioxy​Methamphetamine (Ecstasy); Phencyclidine; Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB); Ketamine ...

Australia greenlights psychedelics for depression while UK research falls further behind

Jul 20, 2023 – But as this sea change in treatment takes place, experts in the field have expressed concerns that strict licensing rules around psychedelic drugs ...

MDMA

FILAMENT HEALTH CORP. ANNOUNCES NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT UNIT ...

Jul 20, 2023 – The Offering will be led by Negev Capital, a psychedelic medical ... Financing led by premier psychedelics focused investment fund Negev Capital.

Nyquvest on Numinus MDMA Therapy Prospects - The Dales Report

Jul 20, 2023 – This TDR Psychedelics Exclusive, Nyquvest shares thoughts on Numinus' Q3 performance, clinical models, and prospects for MDMA assisted therapy.

MDMA / Psychedelics

Numinus

Psilouette Founder Derek Chase on Taking Risks in Psilocybin Products

Jul 20, 2023 – It now has a regulated legal psilocybin services market. So we operate up there. We have not gone as far as to apply for a license because of a ...

Psilocybin

Kernel's Revolutionary Neuroimaging Technology, Flow1, Validated ... - The Bakersfield Californian

Jul 20, 2023 – ... in Published Feasibility Study on Measuring Psychedelic Effects ... of psychedelics like ketamine in natural settings," commented Ryan Field, ...

Crain's New York on Twitter: "New federal guidance on psychedelics could open minds—and ...

Jul 20, 2023 – New federal guidance on psychedelics could open minds—and funding sources. Local researchers say the FDA's updated rules will not change much in ...

Bipartisan Lawmakers File Amendments To Allow VA Medical Marijuana Recommendations ...

Jul 20, 2023 – Marijuana Moment is tracking more than 1,000 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon ...

Beyond Perception: Expanding Consciousness with the Psychedelic API Market in 2033

Jul 20, 2023 – Since LSD demonstrated promising early outcomes in patients with depression and anxiety in the 1950s and 1960s, there has been increased interest in ...

Ayahuasca / LSD

Ketamine Treatment Market 2023: Estimated to reach USD Million by 2030, with a CAGR of 43.74%

Jul 20, 2023 – Ketamine Treatment market size was valued at USD 306.41 million in 2022 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 43.74%, reaching USD 2702.67 ...

Ketamine

First Study to Look at Candy Flipping Suggests Potential for Psychedelic Therapy

Jul 20, 2023 – MDMA and LSD may be a beneficial combination for patients who have never taken psychedelics and are frightened, suggests one researcher.

LSD / MDMA

The dark side of the psychedelic renaissance - The Face

Jul 20, 2023 – The active ingredient in magic mushrooms has been hailed as mental health wonder-drug. But some treatment journeys end up a very bad trip.

DMT

Spectra's New Immersive Experience Is a Plant-Filled, Psychedelic Dream World

Jul 20, 2023 – Spectra Art Space in Denver has a new immersive art experience with rare plants, psychedelic installations and a narrative-driven puzzles.