The Evidence for Ibogaine: What New Studies Tell Us About Ibogaine for Addiction Treatment
Over twenty years ago, former heroin addict and scientist Howard Lotsof filed a series of patents for something he called Endabuse, which he saw as a universal, accessible addiction treatment. This alternative addiction treatment was none other than ibogaine, the...
What Does DMT Feel Like? Putting Words to a DMT Experience
“Under the influence of DMT, the world becomes an Arabian labyrinth, a palace, a more than possible Martian jewel, vast with motifs that flood the gaping mind with complex and wordless awe.” - Terence McKenna Ask someone about what their DMT experience was like, and...
Why Addiction Expert Dr. Gabor Maté Treats His Patients with Ayahuasca
Last December, the new US “drug czar” Michael Botticelli surprised many when he publicly acknowledged that addiction “is not a moral failing.” This stance, along with the growing belief that the War on Drugs has failed, marks a radical and much-needed shift in...
What the 1981 Rat Park Experiment Means for Addiction and Our Need For Human Connection
Where does addiction come from? From a history of viewing addicts as suffering from a lack of morals to the more contemporary view that addiction is a mental disease, our ideas around the source of addiction has become more sophisticated over recent decades. But we're...
What is Harm Reduction Psychotherapy? Alternative Treatments for Psychedelic Users
People who choose to use psychedelics do so for their own individual reasons. Some people use psychedelics acutely to address issues like depression, addiction, or PTSD. For others, occasional psychedelic use could be an enriching part of a healthy and fulfilling...
Author and Podcaster Tim Ferriss Leads Effort to Fund Psilocybin Research for Depression
“Psilocybin has been safely consumed by humans for millennia. Despite this, the study of entheogens like psilocybin was blocked for several decades due to political rather than scientific factors. Now, we can finally explore the therapeutic and medical potential of...
What are the Dangers of Psychedelics? Things to Consider Before a Psychedelic Experience
Psychedelics have an incredible amount to offer humanity and have been in use for millennia by cultures around the globe for exactly that reason. Like every powerful medicine, however, these mind-expanding plants and chemicals should never be taken lightly, used...
Calm Your Suffering Mind: The Link Between Psilocybin and Depression
Depression is a lifelong struggle for a lot of people. For people who suffer from chronic depression, daily living can feel like an almost impossible ordeal — joyful activities are bleached of their color and dark thoughts seem to come from nowhere. We feel isolated...
Are We Entering a Modern Renaissance of Psychedelic Research?
Popular culture has had a strong stigma against psychedelics since the 1960s, but if contemporary psychedelic research has any say about it, all of that is about to change. Pioneering scientists and researchers have pushed for continued research into the therapeutic...
Can Psychedelics Be Used as a Treatment for Mental Disorders?
The old stereotype about psychedelics warned that taking them too much—or possibly even once—may make you go off your rocker and be crazy for the rest of your life. As part of a concerted effort to stigmatize psychoactive drugs in the post-60s era, it was easy for...
