Hallucinogens

Can LSD Cure Depression?

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.30.2011

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Janeen Delany describes herself as an "old hippie" who has smoked plenty of marijuana. But she never really dabbled in hallucinogens -- until two year...

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Psychedelics Open the Mind?

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 12.24.2011

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Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

The point of this post is not to promote the use of hallucinogens, but understanding the biological and psychological mechanisms by which psilocybin exerts its effects is important, as we may be able to simulate the effects using other methods.

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When Jesus Ate the Magic Mushrooms

Mark Morford | Posted 12.11.2011

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Mark Morford

I'm looking at you, Johns Hopkins University, for once again coming out with a timid little study reinforcing what everyone already knew. Once again, we find that magic mushrooms really are rather astonishing wonderfungi.

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Animals Get High Too, New Book Says

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 08.30.2011

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After a long day of roaming the wild, can you blame a bird for throwing back a few fermented berries? Perhaps not, according to author and neurosci...

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New York Public Library Buys Timothy Leary’s Papers

nytimes.com | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Timothy Leary, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The 60s, Richard Nixon, Jack Kerouac, New York Public Library, Beat Poetry, Timothy Leary Papers, Hallucinogens, Lsd, Allen Ginsberg, Cary Grant, Books News

When the Harvard psychologist and psychedelic explorer Timothy Leary first met the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in 1960, he welcomed Ginsberg’s particip...

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ART AND DRUGS: High Society, Exhibit On Mind-Altering Drugs In History And Culture

Posted 05.25.2011

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We all hope that the art we view can inspire us, as the audience, to take a different perspective on an age old question; to make the familiar unfamil...

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Phish Concert To Feature 'Trip Tent' For Drug Takers To Avoid Jail

The Watch Newspapers | Karen James | Posted 05.25.2011

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TELLURIDE -- With the jam band Phish coming to Telluride in August for two sold-out concerts, law enforcement and emergency responders are gearing up ...

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Sting Speaks at Premiere of 2012: Time for Change

Karin Luisa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karin Luisa

2012: Time for Change is basically a hodgepodge of enthusiastic interviews about what can be done to raise consciousness before the Mayan doomsday of 2012.

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Ten Ways to Sane in an Insane World

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 11.17.2011

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Francesca Biller-Safran

7. Take the time to look people in the eye, say hello, goodbye, ask "How are you" ; listen to their answer and ask a question. Remember how to communicate with people again on a human face-to-face basis.

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