Could psychedelic drugs make the world a better place? In this talk, Robin Carhart-Harris will describe the rationale behind conducting the first ever clinical trial of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) as a treatment for depression – and share his results. Robin will describe how psilocybin works in the brain to have its antidepressant effects and discuss […]
David Nutt The Psychedelic Crusader In a society where almost all drugs have negative associations, it’s hard to have an open and rational discussion about their potential miraculous effects. /.post__head 52 Insights David Nutt The Psychedelic Crusader • 12th/Jan/2017 For almost 50 years LSD was banned worldwide and under no circumstances was any scientific […]
From the discovery of gravitational waves to a promising male contraceptive, it was a groundbreaking year for science
In 1970 US authorities said drugs like LSD had no medical use, but two tests may just have proven that wrong
Results raise hopes that active substance in class 1 drug could be used to treat mental health conditions in future
First modern scans of people high on psychedelic drug has given researchers unprecedented insight into neural basis for its effects
Professor David Nutt discusses his book Drugs – Without the Hot Air, and argues that society’s prohibition of psychedelic substances is preventing groundbreaking science
David Nutt, former government chief drugs adviser, says banning of legal highs has already been destructive to Parkinson’s and anti-smoking research
A music festival might not seem an obvious place to see and hear science, but Latitude was full of it.
Getty Images Experts say it’s hard to do research on the drugs under their current status LSD and magic mushrooms are illegal for recreational use, but some medical experts see major benefits from the drugs. In a commentary published in the journal The BMJ on Tuesday, a London-based psychiatrist argues in favor of legally reclassifying […]