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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims There are currently no brief quantitative assessments that capture the drug patterns of people who engage in use of more than one drug on the same day or simultaneously. The current study examined the retest reliability, acceptability and feasibility of a new quantitative assessment to measure polysubstance use.
Amanda M. Bunting +7 more
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Toward a neurophysiological foundation for altered states of consciousness [PDF]
, 2018 Singh's cultural evolutionary theory posits that methods of inducing shamanic altered states of consciousness differ, resulting in profoundly different cognitive states.
Jennings, Carolyn, Tabatabaeian, Shadab
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Metates and Hallucinogens in Costa Rica
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 1991 Metates are grinding stones on which corn and other substances are ground with hand-held stones called manos. A clue that grinding stones were associated with mushroom rituals is, for example, provided by a tripod metate from NW Costa Rica belonging to ...
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Unexpected Detection of Psilocybin in a 100 mg Tramadol Tablet: A Forensic Case Report [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical ToxicologyBackground: Tramadol is a synthetic opioid analgesic prescribed for moderate pain. Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in certain mushrooms, often referred to as "magic mushrooms" and ...
Amin Reihani, Fatemeh Shaki
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Preclinical models for evaluating psychedelics in the treatment of major depressive disorder
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Psychedelic drugs have seen a resurgence in interest as a next generation of psychiatric medicines with potential as rapid‐acting antidepressants (RAADs). Despite promising early clinical trials, the mechanisms which underlie the effects of psychedelics are poorly understood.
Laith Alexander +5 more
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Return of the lysergamides. Part IV: Analytical and pharmacological characterization of lysergic acid morpholide (LSM-775) [PDF]
, 2018 Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is perhaps one of the best-known psychoactive substances and many structural modifications of this prototypical lysergamide have been investigated. Several lysergamides were recently encountered as “research chemicals” or
Abramson +67 more
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Psilocybin as a novel treatment for chronic pain
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Psychedelic drugs are under active consideration for clinical use and have generated significant interest for their potential as anti‐nociceptive treatments for chronic pain, and for addressing conditions like depression, frequently co‐morbid with pain.
Tate Askey +3 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology of hallucinogenic and non‐hallucinogenic 5‐HT2A receptor agonists
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocin were once relegated to the fringes of medical research because of their association with counterculture movements and a perceived concern about harm through recreational use, and their consequent legal prohibition in the early 1970s.
Trevor Sharp, Aurelija Ippolito
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[Review of] Virgil Suarez. Welcome to the Oasis and Other Stories [PDF]
, 1993 If one is seeking a text to help expand the multicultural approach in a course on contemporary fiction or literature in general, a new collection of short stories by Virgil Suarez may be a successful addition.
Hernandez, Frances
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Non-medical prescription drug and illicit street drug use among young Swiss men and associated mental health issues. [PDF]
, 2014 Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is increasing among the general population, particularly among teenagers and young adults. Although prescription drugs are considered safer than illicit street drugs, NMUPD can lead to detrimental ...
Baggio, S. +4 more
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