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NEWS ABOUT: psychedelic drugs

psychedelic drugs stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - A Swiss psychiatrist has revived research into the use of LSD to treat emotional disorders after decades of neglect, Der Spiegel reports (unable to resist the headline "Tune In, Turn On, Cheer Up"). Albert Gasser, the first person to study the psychiatric use of the hallucinogen in 35... More »

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psychiatry • LSD • psychotherapy • psychedelic drugs • Albert Hofmann • hallucinogens

Psychedelic Drug Tests Resume After Decades

LSD, 'shrooms studied for ill, depressed

Aug 12, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time since the 1970s, scientists in several countries are studying the effects of psychedelic drugs like LSD in clinical trials, the Guardian reports. Researchers believe the long-stigmatized drugs may improve patients’ quality of life, helping them cope with the ravages of illness, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and even... More »

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medical research • LSD • clinical trials • experimental drugs • psychedelic drugs

 Groovy, Man: 
 Study Finds Benefit 
 in Magic 'Shrooms 

Subjects say illegal hallucinogen changed their lives

Jul 1, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Volunteers who took hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms in a study say they have gained long-term benefits from the drug, reports the AP. Subjects of the study, one of very few involving hallucinogenic drugs since the '60s, say they still feel positive effects from their psychedelic experience years later. Many say it... More »

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drugs • psilocybin mushrooms • mushrooms • psychedelic drugs • hallucinogens

Moses Got High on Mt. Sinai, Study Says

Mind-altering drugs
may have sparked religious visions

Mar 4, 08 7:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Moses was high on mind-altering drugs when he heard God’s word on Mount Sinai, an Israeli researcher said this week. He contends that hallucinogenics were key to Jewish ceremonies and explain Moses' reception of the Ten Commandments and his vision of the burning bush. Benny Shanon, who teaches at... More »

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drugs • religion • Bible • Moses • Hebrews • Israelites • Mount Sinai • psychedelic drugs • Ten Commandments • religious rites

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