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Molecular and Functional Imaging Studies of Psychedelic Drug Action in Animals and Humans

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Hallucinogens are a loosely defined group of compounds including LSD, N,N-dimethyltryptamines, mescaline, psilocybin/psilocin, and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methamphetamine (DOM), which can evoke intense visual and emotional experiences.
Paul Cumming   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hallucinogens, alcohol and shifting leadership strategies in the ancient Peruvian Andes

open access: yesAntiquity, 2022
In the pre-Columbian Andes, the use of hallucinogens during the Formative period (900–300 BC) often supported exclusionary political strategies, whereas, during the Late Horizon (AD 1450–1532), Inca leaders emphasised corporate strategies via the mass ...
Matthew E. Biwer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Psychedelics as Tools for Belief Transmission. Set, Setting, Suggestibility, and Persuasion in the Ritual Use of Hallucinogens

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
The use of psychedelics in the collective rituals of numerous indigenous groups suggests that these substances are powerful catalysts of social affiliation, enculturation, and belief transmission. This feature has recently been highlighted as part of the
David Dupuis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tripping to Cope: Coping Strategies and Use of Hallucinogens during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Three Cultural Contexts

open access: yesPsychoactives, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has made evident the need to develop effective strategies to cushion the psychological consequences of social catastrophes. Preliminary evidence suggests that the use of hallucinogens is a protective factor that mitigates against ...
Genís Oña   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hallucinogens in Mental Health: Preclinical and Clinical Studies on LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA, and Ketamine

open access: yesJournal of Neuroscience, 2020
A revamped interest in the study of hallucinogens has recently emerged, especially with regard to their potential application in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. In the last decade, a plethora of preclinical and clinical studies have confirmed the
D. De Gregorio   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of plant-based hallucinogens and dissociative agents: U.S. Time Trends, 2002–2019

open access: yesAddictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Aims: Information on time trends in use of different plant-based hallucinogens is lacking. The current study used nationally representative U.S. data to assess overall and age-specific time trends in the prevalence of lifetime and 12-month use of plant ...
Claire A. Walsh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacologic Similarities and Differences Among Hallucinogens

open access: yesJournal of clinical pharmacology, 2021
Hallucinogens constitute a unique class of substances that cause changes in the user's thoughts, perceptions, and mood through various mechanisms of action.
K. Waters
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychedelic Therapy's Transdiagnostic Effects: A Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Accumulating clinical evidence shows that psychedelic therapy, by synergistically combining psychopharmacology and psychological support, offers a promising transdiagnostic treatment strategy for a range of disorders with restricted and/or maladaptive ...
John R. Kelly   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Candyflipping and Other Combinations: Identifying Drug–Drug Combinations from an Online Forum

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) refer to synthetic compounds or derivatives of more widely known substances of abuse that have emerged over the last two decades.
Michael Chary, David Yi, Alex F. Manini
doaj   +1 more source

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