Allaying the fears: MDMA with therapy is a medicine
MDMA has been developed over the past 30 years by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as a novel treatment for PTSD.
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At Drug Science we like to cover different topics relating to drugs. These topics cover the many different ways that psychoactive substances have an impact on our culture and society.
Alex Stevens, Niamh Eastwood and more
- Mar 24
- 1 min
In defence of the decriminalisation of drug possession in the UK
Authors Alex Stevens, Niamh Eastwood and Kirstie Douse Published March 24, 2024 Abstract In this review article, we develop the case for...
Ksenia Cassidy, Eva Henje and more
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Childhood trauma, challenging experiences, and post traumatic growth in ayahuasca use
Authors Ksenia Cassidy, CJ Healy, Eva Henje and Wendy D’Andrea Published March 20, 2024 Abstract Challenging experiences in ayahuasca...
Simon Ruffell, Sam Gandy, and more
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Participation in an indigenous Amazonian-led ayahuasca retreat associated with increases in nature relatedness – a pilot study
Authors Simon GD Ruffell, Sam Gandy, WaiFung Tsang, Rono Lopez, Nathan O’Rourke, Arsalan Akhtar, Nige Netzband, Jack Hollingdale, Daniel...
Torsten Passie
- Feb 22
- 1 min
A history of the European Medical Society for Psycholytic Therapy (EPT) 1964–1974
Authors Torsten Passie Published February 22, 2024 Abstract The emergence of a so-called psychedelic renaissance has been proposed to...
Shreya Malde and Naumih Noah
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Investigation of the household storage of medicines and disposal practices in Parklands sub-county in Nairobi, Kenya
Over time there has been an increase in access to medicine, leading to the bulk of drugs becoming unused and being kept at home.
Sean Matthew Viña
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Minorities’ diminished psychedelic returns: Cardio-metabolic health
Minorities’ diminished psychedelic returns: Cardio-metabolic health. Race differences remain a critically understudied gap in psychedelic li
Tom Cooney and Fiona Measham
- Nov 21, 2023
- 1 min
Counting and accounting for drug-related deaths at UK music festivals 2017–2023: A commentary
The exact number of drug-related deaths at UK music festivals in recent years is unknown, and there are no standard processes for reporting
Harjeev Kour Sudan, Jane Kim and more
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
Decrypting the cryptomarkets: Trends over a decade of the Dark Web drug trade
The Dark Web is a subsection of the Internet only accessible through specific search engines, making it impossible to trace users.
Rosalind Gittins, Roya Vaziri, and more
- Nov 16, 2023
- 2 min
The impact of over the counter and prescription medication misuse on friends and family
Over the counter and prescription-only medication misuse is of concern. Little is known about the impact on friends/family who provide indiv
Octavian Dixon Ritchie, Cameron Donley and more
- Sep 7, 2023
- 1 min
From prohibited to prescribed: The rescheduling of MDMA and psilocybin in Australia
On February 3, 2023, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, announced that on
Petter Grahl Johnstad
- Sep 6, 2023
- 1 min
Racial and religious motives for drug criminalization
The world has a long-standing system of drug control intended to suppress the use of a range of psychoactive drugs on the basis that such us
Anoek Van Vugt, Josjan Zijlmans and more
- Sep 2, 2023
- 1 min
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with adolescents suffering from PTSD: Do or don’t? a qualitative study with youth, parents, and clinicians
PTSD in adolescence causes much suffering and has substantial health-care costs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perspective
Zakaria Belrhiti and Fatima Zohra Serghini
- Sep 1, 2023
- 2 min
Perceived barriers to access to hepatitis C for people who inject drugs in Morocco: A qualitative explorative study
Worldwide, approximately there are 15.6 million people who inject drugs. Recently, a rising prevalence of hepatitis C virus among the people
Benjamin Korman
- Jul 31, 2023
- 1 min
Could classic psychedelics influence immigrants’ acculturation process? A narrative review contemplating how
Rising international migration, paired with increasing public support for far-right political parties, poses a growing challenge to the coun
Antonio Metastasio, Silvio Mignogna, and more
- Jul 31, 2023
- 1 min
A phenomenological analysis of Fellini's films to understand the effect of LSD therapy on his creativity
Since its discovery in 1943, LSD has been used by artists, scientists, and intellectuals, amongst others, to stimulate their creative insigh
Jon Waldron, Meryem Grabski, and more
- Jul 10, 2023
- 2 min
Impact of the introduction of medical cannabis in the UK on risk perception and recreational use of cannabis: A longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis
Cannabis was rescheduled in the UK in November 2018 so that it can now be prescribed as a treatment for certain medical conditions.
Sean Viña and Amanda Stephens
- Jun 23, 2023
- 1 min
Minorities’ diminished psychedelic returns
Although there is a growing support for the use of psychedelics to improve the health of marginalized groups, there are some critical gaps.
Adriana D’Arienzo and Giorgio Samorini
- Jun 6, 2023
- 1 min
Italian psychedelic therapies of the past century: An historical overview
In recent years, the historical record of psychedelic therapy in Europe and the Americas has undergone considerable revision.
Paul McCrone, Henry Fisher and more
- Jun 2, 2023
- 2 min
Cost-effectiveness of psilocybin-assisted therapy for severe depression: exploratory findings from a decision analytic model
There is growing evidence to support the use of the psychedelic drug psilocybin for difficult-to-treat depression. This paper compares the c
Kylie O’Brien, Justin Beilby and more
- May 25, 2023
- 2 min
Medicinal cannabis for pain: Real-world data on three-month changes in symptoms and quality of life
Internationally, one of the most common conditions for which people seek medicinal cannabis (MC) is chronic pain. However, relatively little
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