Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Bedside to bench: the outlook for psychedelic research

Victor P. Acero, Emily S. Cribas, Kevin D. Browne, Olivia Rivellini, Justin C. Burrell, John C. O’Donnell, et al.
Frontiers in Pharmacology Summary & key facts 2023 18 citations

This paper is a review of recent research on psychedelic drugs. The authors say some clinical trials show these drugs can help people with post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse problems, and depression that has not improved with other treatments. But scientists do not yet understand all the biological ways these…

Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Psychedelics and Drug Studies
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