Drug Science Podcast 📢

Dr Dölen addresses the popular questions around psychedelics interactions with both autism and schizophrenia. She discusses both the role of critical periods in symptoms as well as caution in the use of psychedelics in treatment.

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Very sad to hear a second person has died. It looks like someone has added one of the “nitazenes” to bags of heroin bring sold in Barnstaple area. Similar found in 4 samples tested in Bristol yesterday by ⁦The Loop⁩ in Bristol. Carry naloxone. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

This is only going to get worse. Be as careful as you can be out there.
The government has known about this coming for long enough. But are the protective measures in place? Absolutely not

The Loop is #drugchecking in Bristol today! Come along to Brunswick Square to chat about any drug-related concerns in confidence.

Science needs neurodiversity
Wonderfully honest piece from Holden Thorp, dormant account science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Thank you Drug Science The UK is being left behind on psychedelic assisted therapy due to current Schedule 1 status. It's time to re-schedule psychedelics!

Very worryingly, our research found that psilocybin's current Schedule 1 status prohibits research. This emphasises the urgent need to re-schedule as requested by certain MPs Charlotte Nichols

The risk of synthetic opioids for UK is real but, as Ester explains in Metro, more policing “won’t fix the problem”

A lot can be done to avoid the worst - incl drug checking, overdose prevention centres & heroin prescribing. We need action now

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Huge news! 🔔 This is the first time since the Native American Church use of peyote as religious practice that a church with an Indigenous lineage has been formally recognised 🍃 The precedent has been set! Chacruna Institute chacruna.net/the-church-of-…

Delighted to be included in this publication

Thank you Drug Science so pleased to be part of this excellent session!

Plaid Cymru has called for the decriminalisation of #drugs , in its pitch for the police and crime commissioner elections. The party said drugs policing should focus on supply lines rather than individuals. #drugs policy bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

'Ceremonial use of ayahuasca, when combining Indigenous and Western knowledge, fosters a shift in thinking that emphasizes connections between people and ecosystems, challenges rigid beliefs, and privileges more intuitive, relational ways of being in the world'. #psychedelics

In 2024, the discourse around the effects of microdosing psychedelics is deeply polarized. Skeptical scientists and sub-perceptual evangelists share their takes in this psychedelic debate. ⚖️ We dive into the evidence in our latest article👇️

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Patients' Experiences Discussing Psychedelics for Therapeutic Purposes with Physicians and Other Health Care Providers | Psychedelic Medicine liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.108…

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From Wheelchair to Gym: The Transformative Journey of a Yorkshire Woman Thanks to Prescription Cannabis

• Jane Hinchliffe, a 45-year-old from Yorkshire, shares a compelling story of her struggle with chronic pain and how prescription cannabis has dramatically changed her life

Motivated by greed not linked to Taliban clamp down bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687123…

This 420 we're launching #ReleaseMyMeds to protect the rights of medical cannabis patients 🌱

We've seen too much ignorance from law enforcement about this medicine's legality. Help us document patient's experiences with the police + challenge them!
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Change can happen!
The 1st permanent #drugchecking service opened yesterday in an Australian state - delivered by sister charity The Loop Australia - attended by Queensland Premier Steven Miles, The Loop AU CEO Cam Francis & Loop UK & AU co-founder Fiona Measham of University of Liverpool!
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