USA. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) will explore psychedelics as tools for understanding the brain and mind, enhancing well-being, and deepening spirituality. (Berkeley…

Effects of Drugs of Abuse on the Blood-Brain Barrier: A Brief Overview.  Pimentel E, Sivalingam K, Doke M, Samikkannu T.  Front Neurosci. 2020;14:513. Published 2020 May 21. doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.00513 Effects of Drugs of Abuse on the…

Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017 Vold JH, Aas C, Skurtveit S, et al BMJ Open 2020;10:e036860. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen…

Acute poisoning with gamma-hydroxybutyrate. Akutt forgiftning med gammahydroksybutyrat.  Aronsen AC, Brekke M, Vallersnes OM.  Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2020;140(10):10.4045/tidsskr.19.0780. Published 2020 Jun 29. https://tidsskriftet.no/…

One Is Not Enough: Understanding and Modeling Polysubstance Use.  Crummy EA, O'Neal TJ, Baskin BM, Ferguson SM.  Front Neurosci. 2020;14:569. Published 2020 Jun 16. doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.00569 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/…

Association of Ketamine With Psychiatric Symptoms and Implications for Its Therapeutic Use and for Understanding Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Beck K, Hindley G, Borgan F, et al.  JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e204693. doi…