Writer Ayelet Waldman talks to Stan Grant about how microdosing LSD helped her cope with severe depression
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Natalie Ginsberg, MAPS Policy and Advocacy Manager will interview Rick Doblin, Ph.D.
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Psychedelic drugs: a dangerous and illegal scourge; a harmless way to “turn on, tune in, drop out” – or a valuable treatment for mental illness? Research is showing that substances like MDMA and magic mushrooms, long banished to society’s fringes, are proving effective in treating...
Some say LSD produces hallucinations and lowers inhibitions. Others believe it makes people more capable, efficient and creative. In Silicon Valley, many even say LSD can be a tool for self-improvement.
A small community of experimental psychotherapists—along with self-medicating users—have been using acid and mushrooms to treat mental health conditions for years, with promising results.
Jason Silva explains what exactly happens when people microdose LSD and whether or not it can be beneficial.
Ayelet Waldman is the author of several novels, and A Really Good Day, a book that documents a month microdosing LSD as a radical solution to a life of suicidal depression. With humor and candor she introduces us to this story and describes the outcome.
Learn how to microdose acid (LSD) or magic mushrooms in this educational whiteboard video. Produced by Mark from After Skool and Brandon from OnePercentBetter.
Microdosing is when you take a tiny amount of psychedelic drugs - LSD or magic mushrooms usually - as part of your ordinary day. The drugs are illegal, and there is no medical evidence to say what the benefits or harms of it may be.
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Drugs like LSD and MDMA are generating new interest among doctors for use in psychotherapy.
Mark Haden is the executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Canada as well as an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia School of Public and Population Health.