1). Fascinating research on how influence of MDMA during the Oct 7th massacre alleviates trauma

This was my experience teaching in a
“democratic” school in my 20s. Kids can learn most subjects in higher grades with much less homework than we give them. We create tons of mental health issues in kids unnecessarily. Give them time to play, have relationships, enjoy life

BFD. If cannabis can be voted on, then so can psychedelics, making florida MUCH easier to legalize. Expect psychedelics could be legal in Miami

Utah legislators just passed a bill to authorize mdma and psilocybin through hospitals. It is…strange. The bill doesn’t lay out how anyone could actually produce MDMA or provide liability protection for doctors. I don’t see how this gets implemented le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/st…

In JAMA, a new study of twins finds “naturalistic use of psychedelics may be associated with lower rates of psychotic symptoms among adolescents”

Ozempic might mitigate the effect of psilocybin. The experience at Right to Heal, a mexico based retreat (i sit on the board), is that some need higher doses on the GLP-1 agonist. That’s a problem for any state regulating max dosages righttoheal.com/ozempic-mushro…

I’d heard rumors that at least one mushroom chocolate brand was being counterfeited and the counterfiet brand was using a psilocybin analogue, 4HCO. This test confirms that multiple chocolate brands are using adulterated product. We need regulation

10/ How did sexual function change post treatment? #Psilocybin increased sexual interest, activity, arousal, and satisfaction, while those on the #SSRI escitalopram reported declines. Anxiety related to sex decreased for psilocybin but increased for the SSRI.

ugh, this is why voters are legalizing instead of waiting for the FDA, which has a nasty habit of placating hyper skeptical academics, who can hinder drug access by just imagining why clinical trial results could potentially be biased. It’s pure obstruction and bureaucracy

History in the making - this is the first 'normal' (i.e. not in a clinical trial) script written in the modern era for psychedelic assisted therapy (180mg of MDMA) by Dr Ted Cassidy in Melbourne, Australia. More details here: linkedin.com/posts/tedcassi…

1). It was inevitable that militaries would find performance enhancing uses for psychedelics, especially microdoses. Iboga is traditionally used as a hunting supplement in lower doses. Ukraine is reportedly exploring it

If you’re an academic (including grad students) looking to get published, i’ve got a relatively quick paper on drug safety that needs a university-affiliated co-author. All data is collected. draft is mostly complete. Id like someone to polish and a university that can pay fees