By Jan Hoffman — 2016
Two studies used psilocybin to see if the drug could reduce depression and anxiety in cancer patients. The results were striking.
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Society has started to become more accepting of our work and MAPS’ goal of mainstreaming psychedelic medicine seems closer than ever to being achieved,” explains MAPS Policy and Advocacy Director Natalie Ginsberg, M.S.W., in an interview with Jessica Semaan of Seismic Sisters.
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In an appropriate context, ayahuasca can be a valuable therapeutic tool and can act as a catalyst that can render psychotherapeutic processes more effective in less time, and sometimes allow for critical interventions when several other therapeutic strategies have been unsuccessful.
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Badass women making waves in the psychedelic movement, from research to drug policy reform.
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Those of us who are professional counselors are perhaps most likely to recognize psychedelic drugs by their recreational or street names — acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy — and to consider them to be drugs of abuse that may be dangerous to our clients.
Roland Griffiths' psilocybin experiments have produced striking evidence for therapeutic uses of hallucinogens.