entheogens
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Psychedelic Toad Venom Shows Promise for New Depression Treatment
A potential depression treatment might someday come from trip-inducing toad venom. In a new study Wednesday, researchers appear to have deciphered the structural workings of a psychedelic compound derived from the Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius). The team also tested a modified version of the compound in mice, finding it had antidepressant and antianxiety effects,…
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Please Don’t Lick the DMT Toads, Begs the National Park Service
If you kiss a frog, you don’t get a prince. But if you lick a Sonoran desert toad (Incilius alvarius, formerly Bufo alvarius) you might have a transformative, quasi-religious psychedelic experience — or you might get sick and die. And either way, the National Park Service is asking that you don’t do it on the…
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MDMA Therapy for PTSD Looks Safe and Effective in New Trial Data
Follow-up data from a Phase III trial is the latest to suggest that MDMA — also known as ecstasy — could improve mental health when combined with therapy. The study found that MDMA-assisted therapy was better than talk therapy alone in relieving the symptoms of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, and that this relief remained…
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After Woman’s Tumour Unexpectedly Shrinks, Her Doctors Wonder If CBD Oil Played a Role
Doctors in the UK say they’ve come across an unusual case of cancer recovery: A woman in her 80s whose lung cancer began to shrink without any conventional treatment, after she started taking daily doses of CBD/THC oil. Though its far from clear that the oil actually affected her tumour, the doctors argue that cannabis…