Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Investigation of self-treatment with lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin mushrooms: Findings from the Global Drug Survey 2020

Emma I Kopra, Jason Ferris, Adam Winstock, Kim P. C. Kuypers, Allan H. Young, James Rucker
Journal of Psychopharmacology Summary & key facts 2023 58 citations

Researchers used responses from the Global Drug Survey 2020 to look at how people try to treat themselves with LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. In this large international sample, many people reported positive results, but unwanted or difficult effects were reported more often than you see in carefully controlled medical studies.…

Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies Psychedelics and Drug Studies LSD Psilocybin
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