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If There Was Ever a Time to Activate Your Vagus Nerve, It Is Now

By Ashley Abramson — 2020

Emerging research on the vagus nerve sheds light on how people can tune in to their nervous systems and find ways back to a “rest and digest” state amidst the chronic stress.

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Experimental Treatments Changed the Course of the AIDS Epidemic; We Need the Same Approach to Mental Illness Today | Commentary

Demand from patients seeking help for their mental illnesses has led to underground use in a way that parallels black markets in the AIDS pandemic. This underground use has been most perilous for people of color, who face greater stigma and legal risks due to the War on Drugs.

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Monnica Williams, Morgan Campbell
2021
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Ketamine Therapy Is Going Mainstream. Are We Ready?

The mind-altering drug has been shown to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. But how it helps, who it will serve, and who will profit are open questions.

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Emily Witt
2021
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One Dose of ‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug Reduces Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients, Study Says

A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in “magic mushrooms,” provides long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study finds.

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Meera Senthilingam
2020
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Single Dose of Psychedelic Drug Eased Cancer Patients’ Anxiety, Depression for Years

The new research looked at cancer patients who took part in a study nearly five years ago.

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Kaitlin Sullivan
2020
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Could Psychedelics Help to Heal the Crisis of Disconnection?

Psychedelics can unlock a newfound appreciation of nature, a profound sense of being part of a much larger whole and of a magnificent interconnected web of life.

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Sam Gandy, Rosalind Watts, Alex Evans
2019
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