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The psychoactive effects of repeated ketamine infusions and their mechanistic role in the treatment of alcohol use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Ketamine assisted psychotherapy is a promising new treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). The psychoactive effects of repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions in people with AUD and their mechanistic role in treating AUD are largely unknown.
Cassie Bloy, Ananya Sarma, Bethan Marsh, Lorna Hardy, Meryem Grabski, Merve Mollaahmetoglu, Joshua Shotton, Shamhethan Bhaskaran, Anne Lingford‐Hughes, H. Val Curran, Celia Morgan, Will Lawn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in global and thalamic brain connectivity in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness are attributable to the 5-HT2A receptor

eLife, 2018
Background: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has agonist activity at various serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine receptors. Despite the therapeutic and scientific interest in LSD, specific receptor contributions to its neurobiological effects remain unknown ...
Katrin H Preller, Joshua B Burt, Jie Lisa Ji, Charles H Schleifer, Brendan D Adkinson, Philipp Stämpfli, Erich Seifritz, Grega Repovs, John H Krystal, John D Murray, Franz X Vollenweider, Alan Anticevic   +11 more
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Changes over time in hallucinogen‐related emergency department visits in Ontario, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Recent increasing interest in hallucinogens has underscored the critical gaps in our understanding of their adverse health effects and healthcare usage over time. The current study aimed to examine changes in emergency department (ED) visit rates involving hallucinogens, clinical outcomes of visits and the characteristics ...
Daniel T. Myran, Rachael MacDonald‐Spracklin, Alexander R. Levesque, Michael Pugliese, Jess G. Fiedorowicz, André J. McDonald, Joshua D. Rosenblat, Ian Colman, Josephine Zein, Marco Solmi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of hallucinogenic drugs on the human heart

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Hallucinogenic drugs are used because they have effects on the central nervous system. Their hallucinogenic effects probably occur via stimulation of serotonin receptors, namely, 5-HT2A-serotonin receptors in the brain.
Joachim Neumann, Stefan Dhein, Uwe Kirchhefer, Britt Hofmann, Ulrich Gergs   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) [PDF]

, 2019
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug known for its hallucinogenic properties especially at high doses and in recent years has been used as a pharmacological model to study the neurological substrate of psychosis, the effect of antipsychotics, and ...
Kehayova, Gabriela, Marinov, Petko, Zlateva, Snezha   +2 more
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Safety pharmacology of acute mescaline administration in healthy participants

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Psychedelics, including mescaline, may serve as novel treatments for depression and anxiety. However, data is scarce on the safety of mescaline. Methods The present pooled analysis included two double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled studies with a total of 48 participants and 96 mescaline administrations. Single oral‐dose administrations (n =
Aaron Klaiber, Mélusine Humbert‐Droz, Laura Ley, Yasmin Schmid, Matthias E. Liechti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classic psychedelics do not affect T cell and monocyte immune responses

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
IntroductionClassic psychedelics have been shown to exert therapeutic potential for the treatment of various psychiatric disorders, neuropsychiatric diseases, and neuronal damage.
Deborah Rudin, Deborah Rudin, Alexander Areesanan, Matthias E. Liechti, Matthias E. Liechti, Carsten Gründemann   +5 more
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Herbal highs: review on psychoactive effects and neuropharmacology [PDF]

, 2017
Background: A new trend among users of new psychoactive substances’ the consumption of “herbal highs”: plant parts containing psychoactive substances.
Graziano, S, Orsolini, L, Pichini, S., Rotolo, Mc, Schifano, F, Tittarelli, R   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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, Dasha Anderson, Luke Baxter, Matthew Claydon, James Rucker, Emma S. J. Robinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quel est l'impact potentiel du traitement du trouble lié à l’usage de l’alcool par le LSD : Une revue systématique d’essaies contrôlés randomisés, méthodes PRISMA

Cortica
Dans ce travail, l’objectif principal est d’explorer les effets et l’efficacité du diéthylamide de l'acide lysergique, plus communément connu sous le nom de LSD, dans le traitement du trouble lié à l’usage de l’alcool.
Maya Oberson
doaj   +1 more source