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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.
Ukraine Opens the Door to Psychedelic Research: A First Legal Framework Emerges
Last week, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health took an important step toward enabling scientific research with psychedelics.
Tadeusz Hawrot
6 hours ago3 min read
Psychedelics at the Vatican
When the email invite came I thought it was a hoax so I contacted Wolf Singer – another neuroscientist. He reassured me it was for real, an
David Nutt
Mar 52 min read
Drug development in psychiatry: 50 years of failure and how to resuscitate it
The past 50 years have seen remarkable advances in the science of medicine. The pharmacological treatments of disorders such as hypertension
David Nutt
Feb 111 min read
The Australia story: Current status and future challenges for the clinical applications of psychedelics
The past decade has seen a huge increase in clinical research with psychedelic drugs and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
David J Nutt, Peter Hunt, Anne Katrin Schlag and Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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...
Ksenia Cassidy, Eva Henje and more
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Psilocybin shows promise in supporting symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Pioneering research highlights the potential for treating the symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Written by Eleanor...
Eleanor Taylor
Mar 18, 20247 min read
Minorities’ diminished psychedelic returns: Cardio-metabolic health
Minorities’ diminished psychedelic returns: Cardio-metabolic health. Race differences remain a critically understudied gap in psychedelic li
Sean Matthew Viña
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Patients with a terminal diagnosis want to access psilocybin in the UK
Terminal patients are calling for compassionate access to be granted for psilocybin — the psychedelic substance found in fungi known as ‘mag
Drug Science
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Psilocybin for Existential Distress
Read our latest report on why patients experiencing 'Existential Distress'
ought to be permitted access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherap
James Bunn
Dec 11, 20235 min read
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
Octavian Dixon Ritchie, Cameron Donley and more
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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
Anoek Van Vugt, Josjan Zijlmans and more
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Psilocybin for Existential Distress - the UK needs to show some compassion
Psilocybin has shown promise as a treatment for existential distress, a condition marked by feelings of hopelessness, despair, and a lack of
James Bunn
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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.
Sean Viña and Amanda Stephens
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Drugs: What are they good for? - 5-MeO-DMT
5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, or ‘toad venom’ as it’s better known, is a tryptamine psychedelic that occurs naturally in multiple specie
Sally Turner
Jun 12, 20237 min read
Psychedelic therapy in the treatment of addiction: the past, present and future
Psychedelic therapy has witnessed a resurgence in interest in the last decade from the scientific and medical communities with evidence now
Rayyan Zafar, Maxim Siegel and more
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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.
Adriana D’Arienzo and Giorgio Samorini
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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
Paul McCrone, Henry Fisher and more
Jun 2, 20232 min read
ARC: a framework for access, reciprocity and conduct in psychedelic therapies
The field of psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT) is growing at an unprecedented pace. The immense pressures this places on those working in t
Meg Spriggs, Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner and more
May 11, 20232 min read
A roadmap for psychedelic pharmacy in Canada
The unprecedented progress in the science and clinical investigation of psychedelic medicine will require those in healthcare leadership and
Jaden Brandt
Apr 26, 20231 min read
Psychedelics and Philosophy
The primary intention behind most psychedelic research is to try to understand whether psychedelics can provide safe and effective therapeut
Cyrus Rohani-Shukla
Apr 14, 20235 min read
Decriminalisation of drug possession in Oregon: Analysis and early lessons
In November 2020, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, a ballot initiative that decriminalized possession of small quantities of all drugs an
Kellen Russoniello, Sheila Vakharia and more
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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