First patient to be dosed with psychedelic drugs hails the therapy
The Australian, February 12, 2024
Claire Danko never intended to make medical history. The 38-year-old Melbourne woman, who for years had suffered debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, just wanted mental relief.
New Study Links Psychedelic Experiences To Better Sex
Forbes, February 8, 2024
Psychedelics including psilocybin and LSD may improve sexual function for months after a psychedelic experience, according to a new study from researchers at Imperial College London.
Reckoning looms for depression drugs
The Australian, January 28, 2024
The world’s first psychiatry guidelines on de-prescribing antidepressants have sparked a fierce debate in medicine as the debunked ‘chemical imbalance’ theory comes under scrutiny.
EU to Fund Study of Psilocybin for Patients in Palliative Care
Filter Magazine, January 26, 2024
The European Union is putting money into a psychedelic study with patients who are receiving palliative care for incurable illnesses.
European Union Funds Groundbreaking Research Into Psychedelic Therapy
Open Foundation, January 24, 2024
A European consortium of 19 partners has been awarded over €6.5M by the European Union to study psilocybin to treat psychological distress in people with progressive incurable illnesses requiring palliative care.
Australian psychiatrist co-authors first antidepressant deprescribing guidelines
The Australian, January 22, 2024
Growing disquiet about the over prescription of antidepressants has been acknowledged in the first guidelines on deprescribing, with doctors being told the benefits of the drugs will be outweighed in some patients by adverse effects.
Field trip: inside America’s first magic mushroom school
The Guardian, January 14, 2024
At a forest facility in Oregon, the first US state to allow supervised use of the medicine, students work toward becoming licensed trip facilitators.
Israel is at the vanguard of a new psychedelic revolution
Wired, December 18, 2023
More than 50 years after the psychedelic revolution, Israeli startups are proving to be pioneers in the use of mind-altering drugs—from mushrooms to medical-grade cannabis—to treat conditions like depression and PTSD.
Health Benefits Provider Will Cover Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy In States Where It’s Legal
Marijuana Movement, December 15, 2023
A Massachusetts company that bills itself as “the first and only licensed provider of psychedelic health plans” announced on Tuesday that it will cover psilocybin-assisted therapy in states where it’s legal.
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Edges Toward Acceptance – When Might It Be Approved?
Psychedelic Spotlight, December 13, 2023
If approved, MDMA-AT would be the first psychedelic-assisted therapies procedure for PTSD.
FDA to review MDMA-assisted therapy, a milestone for psychedelics
The Washington Post, December 12, 2023
MAPS Public Benefit Corp. filed an application on Tuesday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA in combination with therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, in what would be the first treatment of its kind.
Shroom For Diversity
Herald Sun, December 5, 2023
Australia’s psilocybin population contains greater genetic diversity than the world’s commercially available mushrooms, Australian researchers say.
The real risks of psychedelics, explained by an expert
Big Think, December 3, 2023
The real risks of psychedelics, explained by Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson.
Harvard Announces Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture Following $16M Donation
The Harvard Crimson, October 26, 2023
Harvard will be launching a new interdisciplinary program focusing on psychedelic drugs, the University announced last week.
Funded by a $16 million donation from the Gracias Family Foundation, the Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture will fund “cutting-edge scholarship” and “research support,” along with endowing a professorship in the field, according to the Harvard Gazette, a University-run publication.
First Licence for Psilocybe Cultivation in NZ
NZ Doctor, October 26, 2023
The granting of a licence to cultivate indigenous fungi containing psilocybin, is the first of its kind in New Zealand and a major milestone in a Māori health science collaboration.
Roland Griffiths Is Dead at 77; Led a Renaissance in Psychedelics Research
New York Times, October 17, 2023
Roland Griffiths, a professor of behavioral science and psychiatry whose pioneering work in the study of psychedelics helped usher in a new era of research into those once banned substances — and reintroduced the mystical into scientific discourse about them — died on Monday at his home in Baltimore.
Psychedelics Seem to Change How Fast Our Brains Learn — Researchers Might Finally Understand How
The Conversation, October 16, 2023
Psychedelics Seem to Change How Fast Our Brains Learn
Survey Shows ‘Striking Positive Shift in Attitudes’ Toward Psychedelics Among Psychiatrists
High Times, October 3, 2023
Psychiatrists in the United States are increasingly receptive to psychedelic therapy, according to a newly released survey.
Psychedelic drug market set to reach $7.2 billion in 2029, forecasts GlobalData
Globaldata, September 25, 2023
The psychedelic drug market is on the brink of extraordinary growth, projected to soar to $7.2 billion by 2029, reflecting a robust 55% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
Should psychedelics be used for therapy? Psychiatrists think so
Fox8, September 22, 2023
In 2016, only about 43% of doctors agreed that psychedelics such as LSD, Psilocybin and other similar medicines could help with psychiatric disorders. But just seven years later, more than 80% of those surveyed feel that the medical use of these medicines could help.