In February this year, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced it would allow medicines containing MDMA or psilocybin to be prescribed by authorised psychiatrists from 1st July. With the substances…
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In November 2020, Oregon became the first U.S. state to legalize the use of hallucinogenic mushrooms after voters passed a measure authorizing the use of psilocybin in certain settings. Measure…
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Since the pandemic, microdosing psychedelics like psilocybin or LSD has taken centre stage as an increasingly popular trend. It’s starred in documentaries, taken over TikTok and piqued the interest of…
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Conflating drug use with addiction causes a wide variety of issues. Years of fear-mongering and moralizing regarding drug use, particularly in the US but also across the Atlantic in the…
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In recent years, psychedelics have gained much positive traction across the globe. In 2021, the first psychedelic therapy clinic in Britain opened its doors with the aim of treating mental…
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What does the future of psychedelic medicine look like in the UK? What treatments might be available? How could they be accessed? Nowadays our news feeds and science journals are…
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Claims are often made in the mass media by politicians and ‘drug experts’ about how lethal certain kinds of drug use are, particularly compared with recreational activities. For instance, drug…
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For a country so seemingly liberal, where the national museum includes a ‘rainbow road’ to take you through LGBTQ history, vegan options better than I’ve seen anywhere else in the…
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Has Rishi Sunak taken drugs? Every politician who has ever admitted to using drugs
by Jay JacksonReports of traces of cocaine having been found in Chevening and Downing Street during Liz Truss’ brief tenure – allegations she refutes – last week reignited discussions about politicians and…
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The Qatar World Cup’s been shrouded in controversy about the small Gulf nation’s record on gay and women’s rights, and migrant workers dying building the stadiums. Most outrageous of all,…