By Ed Prideaux — 2021
The growing legitimacy of psychedelics as therapies promises to transform how we view the extraordinary, writes Ed Prideaux.
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Roland Griffiths is a Johns Hopkins University professor, researcher and expert in the field of pharmacology. He is best known for his research into the beneficial effects psilocybin on cancer patients.
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We spoke about his research with psilocybin, his interest in spiritual experiences, and how psychedelics may provide help for people who are dying.
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are complex subjective experiences, which have been previously associated with the psychedelic experience and more specifically with the experience induced by the potent serotonergic, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT).
The scientists hope their long-awaited study on LSD in humans will open the floodgates to further research into psychedelics.
In a recent UK trial, 12 patients with major depression took a pill quite different to commonly prescribed antidepressants: 25mg of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.
At Imperial College we’ve been comparing psilocybin to conventional antidepressants—and the results are likely to be game-changing.
A new brain-scan study helps explain how psilocybin works—and why it holds promise as a treatment for depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress.
This is an exciting time to be involved in psychedelic research. Medical researchers are rediscovering the possible benefits of responsible use of psychedelics in therapeutic settings.
The late chemist Albert Hofmann discussed his psychedelic research on LSD in the July, 1976 issue of High Times.
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