The concept of psychedelic rehabilitation has been studied for decades, perhaps most notably in Timothy Leary’s 1961-1963 Concord Prison Experiment, where volunteer inmates received doses of psilocybin. What do Leary’s findings, and those of a late 90s follow-up study, tell us about psilocybin mushrooms as a tool for change?
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Treating alcoholism isn’t simple or easy, but new research suggests psychedelic therapy can offer hope and promising treatment alternatives for sufferers of this debilitating disease.
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A new type of addiction therapy is emerging that harnesses the life-transforming power of psychedelics to help people overcome their destructive addictions. The psychedelic substance at the forefront of this new style of treatment is ibogaine, a chemical compound derived from the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga.
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Few psychedelics have had as wild a history as lysergic acid diethylamide, also known as LSD or acid. However you feel about this powerful synthetic psychedelic substance, LSD has played a major role in shaping our culture and perspective on psychedelics in America.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is an all-too-common issue with veterans who return home from war. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that between 10% and 20% of the young men and women who return from Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by this mental health condition that can cause sleeplessness, depression, jumpiness, anxiety, and, in the most severe cases, suicidalness.
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