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RFK Jr.’s embrace of psychedelic therapy sparks mixed feelings from field expertsUnited States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told members of Congress that clinical psychedelic therapy treatments could be approved within 12 months.HealthJul 16, 2025
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Federal court ruling on psilocybin training a turning point: advocacy groupTherapsil believes experiencing the effects of the drug is essential to ensuring their health-care providers can guide people through the experience.CanadaJul 8, 2025
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Canada should be ‘world leader’ on alternative PTSD therapies, veteran saysRet. MCpl. Gordon Hurley, who served in Afghanistan, says psychedelic treatments such as ketamine and psilocybin can give veterans 'a breath of relief' from their trauma.CanadaNov 10, 2024
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Canada approving psychedelics for therapy is a positive step, experts sayHealth Canada will now allow physicians to request restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy through its Special Access Program.CanadaJan 15, 2022
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New Calgary mental health clinic aims to fill gap in public systemThose on the front lines of the mental health crisis insist the system doesn't have the capacity to treat it.. But a revolutionary treatment program vows to make a difference.CanadaNov 8, 2021
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Colour experts explore the past century’s kaleidoscope of home-decor huesWhy was Parrish blue the "in" colour of the 1910s? What was with those 1950s pink bathrooms? Remember the 1970s' "Harvest Gold" kitchen appliances?Jan 12, 2012
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Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms are having a moment. Can science keep up?“The evidence that is already out there for some of these psychedelic substances is kind of earth-shattering, I think, in the field of psychiatry," one expert said.CanadaJun 25, 2023
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What the future holds for medical psychedelics in CanadaThere's a growing movement of people championing the benefits of psychedelics, and they're following the path that led to cannabis legalization.CanadaDec 27, 2019
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Experts fact-check health claims in Netflix’s ‘The Goop Lab’The series explores everything from psychedelic psychotherapy to energy healing and communicating with the dead.LifestyleJan 24, 2020
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Alberta sets standards for psychedelic drug-assisted therapyPsychedelic drugs include psilocybin, psilocin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5 methoxy DMT and ketamine.CanadaOct 5, 2022
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New Calgary mental health campaign is offering help over the holidaysA new anonymous mental health survey is available on the Calgary Counselling Centre's website and takes about three minutes to give an assessmentHealthOct 10, 2022
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Vancouver council shuts down motion to crack down on sale of ‘magic mushrooms’Vancouver city councillors have shot down an initiative to crack down on the illegal sale of drugs, including so-called "magic mushrooms."Sep 12, 2019
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Psychedelic drug therapies hold great promise, need more research funding: scientistsHealth Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is being urged to support broad research for the use of psychedelic drugs for medical treatments.CanadaSep 25, 2017
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‘Party drug’ MDMA touted as breakthrough therapy for PTSD patientsMDMA, also known as its street name ecstasy, is looking like a promising way to treat PTSD.HealthSep 1, 2017
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‘People are desperate to heal’: The push for psychedelic-assisted therapy in CanadaMedical research shows the promise of magic mushrooms and other psychedelic compounds in treating mental disorders. So why is this therapy not more widely available?CanadaJun 12, 2021
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Psychedelic drugs for treatment of mental illness the focus of University of Calgary research chairThe field of psychedelic research for mental health is attracting growing interest from the scientific and medical communities.HealthJun 9, 2021
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Can LSD treat depression? British scientists fundraising to study potentialThey’re often depicted as dangerous but scientists say they hope to study whether LSD and other psychedelics could be promising options to battle depression and addiction.HealthMar 6, 2015
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Colour experts explore the past century’s kaleidoscope of home-decor huesWhy was Parrish blue the "in" colour of the 1910s? What was with those 1950s pink bathrooms? Remember the 1970s' "Harvest Gold" kitchen appliances?Jan 12, 2012
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Report finds students drinking, smoking pot less; but fentanyl has entered the marketOntario adolescents are drinking, smoking and using cannabis and other recreational drugs at the lowest rates since the late 1970s, suggests a biennial survey of Grade 7 to 12 students by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.HealthDec 14, 2017
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Psychedelic party drug MDMA is now being used to treat PTSDA Calgary woman who wanted a way to heal after suffering a childhood of abuse and an adulthood of shame says years of talk therapy couldn't compare to her experience with one session of MDMA therapy.FeaturesNov 28, 2016