“We are in the middle of a rapidly evolving cultural, media, and legal landscape when it comes to psychedelics,” says Nora D. Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Advocates of hallucinogens claim that substances which alter the conscious may be key to treating mental illness and can be more effective than some prescription drugs. There has been a resurgence of ...

Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms”, is one of the most famous molecules in modern culture. Humans have ingested it for thousands of years in ritual and recreation, and today ...

Magic mushrooms might be key to quelling depression among people battling cancer. A single dose of psilocybin provided sustained reductions in depression and anxiety among cancer patients diagnosed ...

Oregon took a leap into the psychedelic unknown when voters approved regulated psilocybin services nearly six years ago to treat addiction, depression and other illnesses. Since then, thousands of ...

Chronic pain affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide and is often deeply entangled with depression and anxiety, creating a vicious cycle that amplifies suffering and impairs quality of life. A ...