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Associations between classic psychedelics and opioid use disorder in a nationally-representative U.S. adult sample

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and there is a pressing need to identify additional treatments for the disorder.
Grant Jones   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The fourfold discovery of Mescaline (1896–1919) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This is an historical account of the pharmacological, chemical, and anthropological research concerning the molecular makeup of the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii) that laid the ground for Ernst Spaeth’s structural elucidation of mescaline as 3,4,5-
Ivo Gurschler
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Mescaline use for 5700 years

open access: yes, 2002
Archaeological investigations in northeast Mexico and Trans-Pecos, Texas have shown that the use of psychotropic drugs in this region goes back to around 8500 BC.
Bruhn, Jan G.,   +3 more
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Evidence that 5‐HT2A receptor signalling efficacy and not biased agonism differentiates serotonergic psychedelic from non‐psychedelic drugs

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 14, Page 4058-4071, July 2026.
Background and Purpose Serotonergic psychedelic drugs are under investigation as therapies for various psychiatric disorders, including major depression. Although serotonergic psychedelic drugs are 5‐HT2A receptor agonists, some such agonists are not psychedelic, potentially due to differences in 5‐HT2A receptor ligand bias or signalling efficacy. Here,
Aurelija Ippolito   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thought insertion as a self-disturbance: An integration of predictive coding and phenomenological approaches

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2016
Current theories in the framework of hierarchical predictive coding propose that positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions and hallucinations, arise from an alteration in Bayesian inference, the term inference referring to a process by which ...
Philipp Sterzer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychedelics as pharmacotherapeutics for substance use disorders: A scoping review on clinical trials and perspectives on underlying neurobiology

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 14, Page 4022-4047, July 2026.
Theorized mechanism of dopamine homeostasis restoration in the nucleus accumbens core induced by a psychedelic intervention. Abstract Psychedelics have garnered great attention in recent years as treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment‐resistant depression because of their ability to alter consciousness and afflicted cognitive ...
Lucas Wittenkeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating the Mystical Experience Questionnaire Into a Broader Psychometric Framework: English Validation of the Psychedelic Experience Scale and Comparison of Psilocybin and LSD Sessions Across Two Controlled Settings

open access: yesInternational Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Volume 35, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives For English, the validated part of Psychedelic Experience Scale (PES48) is a four‐factor structure called the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30). The other validated part of the PES48 consists of four more factors: two more mystical factors (paradoxicality and connectedness, which together with the MEQ30 form the MEQ40), and ...
Kurt Stocker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Species variation in blood pressure responses to mescaline: Evidence of histamine release

open access: yes, 1973
Mescaline sulfate infused iv in anesthetized dogs and cats produced dose-related systemic hypotension and bradycardia, whereas pressor responses were obtained in rats.
Goldstein, Frederick J.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

SACRED PLANTS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA

open access: yesJournal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights and Science, 2019
EN | Abstract: Sacred plants have a number of phenomena that revolve around their ritual and medicinal use, as well as being seen as carrying a bond with the sphere of the sacred.
Oscar Espin, Martin Díaz
doaj   +1 more source

GC-MS and GC-MS/MS in PCI Mode Determination of Mescaline in Peyote Tea and in Biological Matrices

open access: yes, 2012
Peyote, a cactus containing the hallucinogen mescaline, is used to induce altered states of consciousness in religious ceremonies or for recreational purpose. This study reports a case of an underage boy suspected of mescaline abuse. For this purpose, we
Marsili, Remo, Rossi, Riccardo
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