Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research | CIIS

von pgd | Mai 10, 2016 | International

The Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research Certificate serves a growing need for the training of skilled therapist researchers who will ideally seek advanced training for future FDA-approved psychedelic-assisted and entactogen-assisted psychotherapy research....

Psychedelics and Systems Change | Charles Eisenstein

von pgd | Apr 27, 2016 | International

Many arguments for the legalization of cannabis and psychedelics draw on their relative harmlessness. […] In fact, the prohibitionists are correct. The legalization of cannabis, LSD, MDMA, psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, and the other psychedelics would indeed mean...

TEDMED – Talk Details – The science of psilocybin and its use to relieve suffering

von pgd | Apr 24, 2016 | International

Leading psychopharmacologist Roland Griffiths discloses the ways that psychedelic drugs can be used to create spiritually meaningful, personally transformative experiences for all patients, especially the terminally ill. Quelle: TEDMED – Talk Details – The...

In Brazil, Some Inmates Get Therapy With Hallucinogenic Tea

von pgd | Apr 24, 2016 | International

The provision of ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew used in the Amazon basin for centuries, to inmates on short furloughs reflects a quest to ease pressure on Brazil’s prison system. Quelle: In Brazil, Some Inmates Get Therapy With Hallucinogenic Tea

Bicycle Day: LSD users share their experiences of a drug that can have life-changing effects

von pgd | Apr 20, 2016 | International

„My name is Charlie and I take drugs. Not many, and not often, but I don’t feel ashamed to admit that I do: quite the opposite in fact. You see today is the anniversary of the very first deliberate LSD trip, taken by Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann in 1943, and,...

LSD’s impact on the brain revealed in groundbreaking images | Science | The Guardian

von pgd | Apr 13, 2016 | Forschung, International

First modern scans of people high on psychedelic drug has given researchers unprecedented insight into neural basis for its effects: „We are finally unveiling the brain mechanisms underlying the potential of LSD, not only to heal, but also to deepen our...