Influential people such as Steve Jobs and Sam Harris have helped rehabilitate psychedelics by discussing their effects and potential
was similar to those of many immigrants: my parents were under a lot of stress, and there was violence and alcoholism in the family,” says Carlos Plazola. “When I was under stress, I reacted with fear and anxiety. I always regretted my responses, but I couldn’t override them. After a mushroom journey, I found new ways to respond that included compassion and empathy.
But things are changing, for a few reasons. That the widespread decriminalisation of marijuana in America did not bring the social and moral collapse some detractors predicted has opened minds to the possibility of doing the same for other drugs. Psychedelics have enjoyed a vogue in Silicon Valley. Steve Jobs said takingwas “a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life”. And consuming tiny doses of psychedelics to enhance productivity is fashionable these days.
There are plenty of psychedelics researchers could work on, but the focus is on psilocybin. That is partly because nobody has heard of it, so, unlike, it does not raise hackles. It is also relatively easy to synthesise.
How the drug works is a bit of a mystery. It induces perceptions and sensations that range from heaven to hell , and commonly include a sense of oneness with the universe and of the revelation of a great, spiritual truth. A third of the 36 patients in a trial carried out atrated its effects as the most profound spiritual experience of their lives; a further third said it was in the top five.
America’s Food and Drug Administration has given “breakthrough” status to psilocybin trials being conducted by a British company, Compass, whose seed investors include Peter Thiel, a tech billionaire. Compass is undertaking the first large-scale trial of the safety, efficacy and appropriate dosage of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Oakland Is Second U.S. City To Legalize Magic MushroomsThe measure largely means that Oakland police will de-prioritize making arrests for possession of the drug.
Read more »
Oakland becomes 2nd US city to legalize magic mushroomsOakland on Tuesday became the second U.S. city to decriminalize magic mushrooms after a string of speakers testified that psychedelics helped them overcome depression, drug addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. The City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize the adult use and possession
Read more »
Oakland decriminalizes 'magic mushrooms' and other psychedelic drugs.Oakland's City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize the use of 'shrooms and other natural psychedelic or hallucinogenic drugs, including cacti, becoming the second city in the country to take this step
Read more »
Fed's Williams says the yield curve isn't a magic 'oracle' for predicting a recessionRegulatory scrutiny of tech giants could hurt their ability and appetite to do multi-billion-dollar deals.
Read more »
Show Us Where You Write: Author Sarah Gailey On Where (And How) The Magic Happens'My dog interrupts my workflow a few times a day to demand a trip outside, which is good because it reminds me about things like 'other people' and 'the sky' and 'things that aren't work,' or whatever.'
Read more »