Following the SARS virus outbreak in 2003, various studies detailed increased cases of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. As the outbreak of the current COVID-19 pandemic, a coronavirus similar…
"psilocybin"
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Let us, for a moment, consider those three little letters: L, S and D. Or perhaps, if we dare, three more, say, D, M and T. Or even the peculiar, simultaneously scientific and druid-sounding word, psilocybin.
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The human rights implications of drug policy and drug use are many and varied. In the latest instalment of their exclusive series of articles for VolteFace, Kate Thompson and Petr Kudêlka explore the interface…
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As a psychiatrist who is interested in psychedelic drugs, I’m probably qualified to say that, generally speaking, most people know very little about psychedelics, and what they do know…
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VolteFace are excited to be co-hosting an event with The Psychedelic Society: ‘The Legal Regulation of Psychedelics’ on the 17th December at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL.…
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The human rights implications of drug policy and drug use are many and varied. In the latest instalment of their exclusive series of articles for VolteFace, Kate Thompson and Petr Kudêlka…
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In the kaleidoscopic, ever-changing drug landscape we have found ourselves in these days, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the bread and butter. Whilst you’ve now got an alphabet…
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Besides the academic programme, that which I’m looking forward to most about BC17 is the part which we, as organisers, can take no credit for: the spirit of the…
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In the low ethereal glow of a hotel bathroom, the dopamine flows. Two pairs of eyes meet across the bubbles, and serotonin streams like sunlight into the 5-HT receptors…
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This article was first published on The Conversation under the title ‘Why do humans have an innate desire to get high?’ It’s easy to explain the appeal of drugs…