Laughing gas and the scientific pursuit of the sublime In September 2021, the UK Home Secretary ordered a review into possession of nitrous oxide gas, one of the most popular recreational substances among 16- to 24-year-olds. Inhaling the gas may b…

Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  Bogenschutz MP, Ross S, Bhatt S, et al.  JAMA Psychiatry…

Depression „ausgeknipst“: So funktioniert die Therapie mit Halluzinogenen – was (Es-)ketamin und Psilocybin können und was nicht Neuere Studien mit Halluzinogenen haben die Hoffnung auf eine effektive medikamentöse Therapie chronischer Depressionen…

USA. They Call It 'Tranq' -- and It's Making Street Drugs Even More Dangerous Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine. "Xylazine?" he asked, soun…

What Ketamine and Psilocybin Can and Cannot Do in Depression Recent studies with hallucinogens have raised hopes for an effective drug-based therapy to treat chronic depression. At the German Congress of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, To…

USA. The NIDA-funded National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), Coordinating Center at UF  The National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), funded to the University of Florida by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), provides the field…