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The Birth of the Psychedelic Industry: Capitalizing on the Psychedelic Renaissance

Future Humanities
Recent scientific findings spanning the past two decades have prompted a reevaluation of psychedelics, including psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, as potent tools for mental health treatment. While these substances were historically associated with countercultural movements, concerns and excitement arise as they become commercialized.
Minsu Yoo, Sofia Sakopoulos
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5‐Methoxy‐N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (5‐MeO‐DMT) for alcohol use disorder: An open‐label, phase 2, proof‐of‐concept, clinical trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Psychedelic drugs may help treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study evaluated BPL‐003, a novel intranasal powder formulation of 5‐methoxy‐N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (5‐MeO‐DMT) benzoate salt, in people with moderate–severe AUD enrolled in a standard of care, 10‐week programme of relapse‐prevention oriented Cognitive ...
John Marsden, Michael Kelleher, Fiona Dunbar, Anna O. Ermakova, Luke Mitcheson, Claire Roberts, James J. Rucker, Gemma Scott, Ivan Saeger, Francesca Small, Mathieu Seynaeve   +10 more
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The combination of exercise and psychedelics for the treatment of major depressive disorder

Discover Mental Health
Upwards of 50% of people do not respond to the primary treatment modalities for major depressive disorder (MDD), which has led to increased attention and use of alternative methods, including exercise and psychedelics.
Nicholas Fabiano, Brendon Stubbs, David W. Lawrence, Joshua D. Rosenblat, Pedro J. Teixeira, Stanley Wong, Carl Zhou, Robin Carhart-Harris   +7 more
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Psychedelic medicine: The biology underlying the persisting psychedelic effects

Medical Hypotheses, 2019
Psychedelic substances have regained interest as therapeutic agents in the treatment of stress-related disorders. The effects seem to be of persisting nature even after a single dose. Also in lower than 'regular' recreational doses, so-called micro-doses, without the typical effects on consciousness, users report beneficial effects on cognitive ...
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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
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Media hype regarding psychedelic treatments for depression and PTSD from 2017 to 2024

Scientific Reports
Enthusiastic media coverage of psychedelics as a treatment for mental health disorders is perceived as hyped compared to coverage of established treatments.
Audrey Evers, Elizabeth C. Stade, Aadesh Salecha, Zoe Tait, Gabriela Khazanov   +4 more
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Modeling the hallucinatory effects of classical psychedelics in terms of replay-dependent plasticity mechanisms

eLife
Classical psychedelics induce complex visual hallucinations in humans, generating percepts that are coherent at a low level, but which have surreal, dream-like qualities at a high level.
Colin Bredenberg, Fabrice Normandin, Blake Richards, Guillaume Lajoie   +3 more
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Psychedelic unselfing: self-transcendence and change of values in psychedelic experiences

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Psychedelic experiences have been shown to both facilitate (re)connection to one’s values and change values, including enhancing aesthetic appreciation, promoting pro-environmental attitudes, and encouraging prosocial behavior. This article presents an empirically informed framework of philosophical psychology to understand how self-transcendence ...
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Unlocking ‘stuckness’ and catalysing change: A qualitative study of clinician and service leader perspectives on psychedelic‐assisted therapy for substance use and mental health problems

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Australia recently down‐scheduled and authorised psychedelic‐assisted therapies, including psilocybin, for certain mental health conditions. Evidence is emerging for potential application in substance use disorder treatment. However, regulatory developments have outpaced implementation readiness.
Sarah J. Catchlove, Katrin Oliver, Michael Savic, Shalini Arunogiri   +3 more
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Endorsement of metaphysical idealism mediates a link between past use of psychedelics and wellbeing

Scientific Reports
It has been proposed that psychedelics promote wellbeing through spiritual-type transformations, involving changes in metaphysical beliefs. Past empirical research shows a link between the use of psychedelics and the endorsement of non-physicalist ...
Jussi Jylkkä, Andreas Krabbe, Patrick Jern   +2 more
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