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deutschewelle@squeet.me

80 Jahre LSD – Wechselvolle Geschichte eines Psychedelikums | DW | 15.04.2023

1943 erlebte Albert Hofmann den ersten LSD-Trip. Seither galt die LSD mal als Wahnsinns-, mal als Wunderdroge. Für Hofmann entwickelte sich die Droge zum "Sorgenkind". Nun finden Psychedelika ihren Platz in der Medizin.#LSD #Drogen #Psychedelika #Psilocybin #Depression #AlbertHofmann #Sandoz #Bewusstsein #Delysid
80 Jahre LSD – Wechselvolle Geschichte eines Psychedelikums | DW | 15.04.2023

deutschewelle@squeet.me
garryknight@diasp.org

Europe’s first psychedelic drug trial firm to open in London | Drugs | The Guardian

Europe’s first commercial facility for psychedelic drug trials is to open in London, with the goal of making the UK a global leader in psychedelics research and innovation.
The British startup Clerkenwell Health aims to begin trials in its central London facility in August, initially focusing on the use of psilocybin to help people deal with the anxiety associated with a diagnosis of terminal illness, and to support them through their end-of-life care.

#science #medicine #health #MentalHealth #psychiatry #psychotherapy #TerminalIllness #PalliativeCare #drugs #psychedelics #psilocybin

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/09/europes-first-psychedelic-drug-trial-firm-to-open-in-london

garryknight@diasp.org

'I felt more joy than I thought possible' | BBC News

"I had the full-blown mystical revelatory experience - the big psychedelic multi-coloured light and sound show."
This is how Steve recalls his first dose of a hallucinogenic drug, psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.

#science #medicine #health #psychiatry #psychotherapy #drugs #psilocybin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61106081

garryknight@diasp.org

Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows | BBC News

Psilocybin, a drug found in magic mushrooms, appears to free up the brains of people with severe depression in a way that other antidepressants do not, a study has found.

This keeps getting reported on again and again and again. And now again.

#science #medicine #health #MentalHealth #depression #psilocybin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61070591

waynerad@pluspora.com

"One dose of psilocybin induced rapid growth of dendritic spines in the frontal cortex of mice". "Using chronic two-photon microscopy the researchers imaged the synaptic architecture of the medial frontal cortex in a number of mice." "Within 24 hours of a single psychedelic dose the researchers detected increases in dendritic spine size and density." "One month later a small amount of these new neuronal connections were still present."

"Alongside these structural changes the researchers note functional and behavioral changes were also detected in the animals following the single psilocybin dose. Increased excitatory neurotransmission in the frontal cortex was measured in the mice and stress-related behaviors reduced."

Landmark study shows one dose of psilocybin induces new neural connections

#discoveries #neuroscience #psychedelics #psilocybin #neuroplasticity #neurogenisis #depression

dave83@pod.geraspora.de

"Der Global Drug Survey ist die weltweit größte Umfrage zum
Drogenkonsum, an der Menschen anonym teilnehmen können.
Die Daten der Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer aus Deutschland
veröffentlicht ZEIT ONLINE jedes Jahr."

"In der Umfrage geht es um die Erfahrungen von Menschen ab 16
Jahren, die psychoaktive Substanzen zu sich nehmen, und ihren
Selbsteinschätzungen."

"Ziel ist es, Empfehlungen zu erarbeiten, was Konsumentinnen und
Konsumenten verschiedener Drogen tun können, um Risiken und
Nebenwirkungen zu verringern."

~ https://www.zeit.de/serie/global-drug-survey

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