Cured? Don’t Count on It
Folks who expect treatment to ‘cure’ an addiction often resume use once they’ve satisfied themselves that now, with a period of abstinence behind them, the problem has been resolved.
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Microdosers
If the dose is in fact subtherapeutic, then what causes the effects so enthusiastically reported by the user?
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In the News: Magical Mushrooms
Will society benefit from greater access to this drug? Are there potential problems we haven’t anticipated?
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LSD Science Update
The relative importance of set and setting suggests that the environment in an LSD experience should be carefully controlled.
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LSD in the UK
I recall several cases admitted to the inpatient psych ward at one hospital where I worked in Boston, usually with severe psychotic symptoms.
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Psychedelia
My concern is that these same hallucinogens have a pronounced tendency to escape the research environment and find their way out into the streets
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Psychonautics
It’s the sort of evidence that convinced authorities to greatly expand access to opioids for chronic pain patients.
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Acid Reflux… er, Redux
Something about this class of drugs appears to turn some scientists into the equivalent of helpless fanboys.
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Synthetic Marijuana: A Brief Look
Some of the adverse effects reported by K2 and Spice users are no doubt related to unidentified substances that adulterate the product.
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Are Humans “Hard-Wired” for Getting High?
I think the continuing popularity of substance use through the ages is because in practical terms, substances work.
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Is LSD Going to Cure Alcoholism?
The Norwegian study is part of an ongoing effort to restore the right of researchers to conduct studies involving therapeutic uses of LSD.
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