When a title like this comes along, it’s enough to make your stomach drop. Amid constant talk of a growing opioid epidemic, which is now said to be responsible for the vast majority of 100,000 completely avoidable deaths a year, the CDC actually wants to make it even easier to get opioids by loosening prescription […]

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Let’s be honest, when it comes to some of the shadiest, unethical studies, they tend to be run by the government. Whether we’re looking at THCO-A testing, or syphilis, it always seems to be the government operating undercover, and then apologizing and making excuses when caught. Now, as ketamine becomes bigger and bigger in a […]

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It’s not uncommon for a drug to enjoy its time in the sun before being put on a back shelf for something else. But the complete removal of a drug is harder to do, since black markets find ways of continuing on. Such is the case with quaaludes, however, which all but disappeared, leaving only […]

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Smoking cigarettes is bad, we all know that. And vaping e-liquid, while still a better option, still comes with its own issues of unknown, sometimes dangerous, chemicals being added. So what about just vaping directly? We do it with weed after all, and for anyone who’s made the switch, you know it makes a difference, […]

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” – Charles Dickens University, college, higher education, or whatever you want to call it, can be an extremely stressful time. However, it can also be the best time of your life. It’s the first time many kids are finally free from parental or […]

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As eating habits and sedentary lifestyles make us balloon out as a general population, for some, it’s about losing weight, and for some its about gaining it. New research into psychedelics show they can be an effective treatment for eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, where self-image and control can play a big role in […]

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The opioid crises isn’t just a standard drug crises. It’s a drug crises started by the US government and pharmaceutical companies. So it makes sense that these entities should have to pay out for their mistakes. This time around, according to a new offered settlement, Johnson & Johnson and other pharma companies, will pay Native […]

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First Oregon legalized psychedelics for medical use, and decriminalized them statewide. Then California and Michigan floated bills to legalize psychedelics statewide as well. Now, it’s Washington offering up a bill that would legalize magic mushrooms throughout the entire state for recreational use. Will the bill go through? It’s exciting that Washington might legalize magic mushrooms, […]

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Do Psychedelics Help To Treat Pain?

Psychedelics works well for psychological disorders. But what about for ailments of the body? What about pain?

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As psychedelics become more popular, with more being spoken about their medical properties, the question of hallucinations arises. After all, psychedelics are widely known for causing them. So, what are these hallucinations, and what happens in your brain when you take these drugs that makes you hallucinate? The brain is a vast and hard-to-understand organ, […]

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An article by Scientific American, which was published last year, discusses how medical professionals are engaging in the studies to learn more. “Pain is this four-letter word that can mean so many different things,” says Stanford University School of Medicine assistant professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine, Vivianne Tawfik. “There’s a role for opioids,” she tells Scientific American. “There might end up being a prescribed role for psychedelics. The jury’s still out.”