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Medical Editor: Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, MD, Esq Most psychedelics, such as LSD and MDMA, have anecdotal reports regarding their success assisting with many different diagnoses such as anxiety and substance dependency. While anecdotal reports are useful, psychedelic therapy requires sound science to help make the medicine safely accessible in treating medical conditions. Luckily, the […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
While LSD was created in a lab, many of the psychedelics we use today, such as ayahuasca or peyote, were first used in religious ceremonies held by indigenous tribes. Spiritual insight is one of the most popular reasons to seek out psychedelic medicine, and today, there are people from all traditions within the psychedelic community. […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, MD, Esq Psychedelics are considered physically safe, despite decades of propaganda that says otherwise. As a result of such misinformation, many people have concerns regarding the health risks and considerations of psychedelics. While urban legends certainly add to the fear surrounding such substances, there can be very real risks […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. Benjamin Malcolm, PharmD, MPH, BCPP Ecstasy…Molly…MDMA…party amphetamine or psychiatric wonder drug? Our understanding of the actions of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as an agent of healing is coming full circle: From early use on couple’s therapy couches during the 1970s to the recreational use in raves that landed MDMA as an illegal substance, to […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Cluster headaches can be so painful that those who experience them may develop suicidal ideation. They’ve been described as more painful than anesthesia-free childbirth or amputation. While there are current legal treatments available, many of them are ineffective or unavailable to most patients. Those that do work can […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Suicidal ideation is a painful and possibly deadly side effect of conditions such as PTSD and depression. One’s life is interrupted by violent imagery, feelings of emptiness, and in more extreme cases, even detailed written suicide plans. However, despite the intensity of these experiences, suicidal ideation does necessarily […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. Benjamin Malcolm, PharmD, MPH, BCPP Most essential oils are plant extracts created by steam distillation. Newer methods such as CO2 extraction are also being used. When inhaled, essential oils stimulate the olfactory nerves and the olfactory cortex, the part of our brain which perceives smell. Information we take in through our sense […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
When one thinks of psychedelic medicine, images of an ayahuasca circle and spiritual insight come to mind. However, increasingly, the use of psychedelics for performance enhancement has become popular. Taking psychedelics, in particular, through the form of microdosing, is popular in the tech world for cognitive performance enhancement. Artists are another group who benefit professionally […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Before Christianity became one of the world’s major religions, psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics played an important role in the ancient evolution of human religions. Due to psychedelic medicine’s ability to bring about spiritual realizations, even those so powerful that an Atheist welcomes a higher power, one would think that Christianity and psychedelics could be […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Ketamine is a landmark drug that gained fame on the battlefield, in dance clubs as a party drug, and more recently, as a novel treatment for depression. Like many psychedelics, its reputation as a medicine has been out-shadowed by propaganda from the War on Drugs. Focusing on misconceptions […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP From the battlefield to the operating room to the dance floor, ketamine is something of a legend. It made history when the FDA approved its use for treatment-resistant depression, becoming the first FDA-approved psychedelic drug. While this passed in the form of a nasal spray, the majority of […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Hilary Morris, MA, LPC Sexuality, much like psychedelics, has long been unfairly judged, regulated, and persecuted. As more science emerges on these medicines’ healing potential, society is finally talking about sexual fluidity, gender, and trauma. Unfortunately, sexual assault is extremely prevalent. According to RAINN, 433,648 Americans aged 12 and older are sexually assaulted […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas