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Psychedelic mushrooms have clinical value in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Jan 2, 2011 19:27
Experiments on rodents and humans show psilocybin reduces symptoms of the mental disorder A study on the effects of psychedelic...
Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders
Dec 16, 2010 16:08
Fueled by increases in marijuana use, the rate of eighth-graders saying they have used an illicit drug in the past year...
Ecstasy produces loving feelings and alters perception of others
Dec 16, 2010 15:12
MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ increases feelings of empathy and social connection. These ‘empathogenic’ effects...
Ecstasy alters women’s experience of sex
Nov 27, 2010 14:26
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, alters women’s experience of sex by reducing social...
LSD accelerates Pavlovian learning in rabbits
Nov 20, 2010 14:40
Injections of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD or acid, accelerates Pavlovian learning...
Magic mushrooms improves mood of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety
Sep 11, 2010 11:04
Before the enactment of the Controlled Substances Act in the late 60′s, psychiatrists had been eagerly investigating...
Ketamine’s antidepressant effect works by boosting brain connnections
Sep 11, 2010 10:47
An experimental drug that lifts depression in hours likely works by rapidly stimulating connections between brain cells,...
Risk of marijuana’s ‘gateway effect’ overblown
Sep 2, 2010 14:37
New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the “gateway effect” of marijuana – that teenagers...
Cannabis may offer relief from chronic neuropathic pain
Aug 30, 2010 17:31
The medicinal use of cannabis has been debated by clinicians, researchers, legislators and the public at large for many...
Ketamine restores connections between brain cells damaged by chronic stress
Aug 20, 2010 14:17
Yale researchers have discovered how a novel anti-depressant can take effect in hours, rather than the weeks or months usually...
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