What is Microdosing? Microdosing is the practice of taking a very low dose of a psychedelic (such as psilocybin mushrooms or LSD) for the subtle psychological benefits, and not to have a full-blown trip. Microdosing is becoming increasingly popular, despite its...
In the span of 15 years, psychedelics have transformed dramatically in the public eye, from the consciousness-expanding darlings of the counterculture to what could be the most significant breakthrough in psychiatric treatment in many decades. Given that reality, it’s...
Treatment-resistant depression affects about 30% of people who have major depressive disorder.A 22-site clinical trial shows a synthesized version of the psychedelic chemical psilocybin helps reduce depression symptoms in people with treatment-resistant...
About an hour outside Halifax, tucked away behind the Hants Community Hospital in Windsor, N.S., workers in a small facility are growing their own magic mushrooms and synthesizing what makes them magic: psilocybin. Its operators, Halucenex Life Sciences Inc.,...
Can the compound found in magic mushrooms help treat depression without making people high? That’s what researchers at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will be endeavoring to find out. Today, the hospital announced it is the recipient of a first-ever...
Two doses of psilocybin pills, along with psychotherapy, helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking for at least eight months after their first treatments, results from the largest clinical trial of its kind show. “There’s really something going on here... 