Psychedelic Drugs
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First patient in Quebec gets approval from Health Canada for magic mushroom therapyA clinic in Montreal received Health Canada's approval on May 5 to care for a patient who had undergone several unsuccessful treatments for depression.CanadaMay 16, 2022
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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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Microdoses of psychedelic drugs can ease anxiety, depression: UBC studyThe study followed more than 8,000 people around the world, half of whom were microdosing with psychedelics like magic mushrooms.HealthNov 23, 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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COVID-19: Some turn to psychedelic micro-dosing to cope with mental health stress, anxietyThe stress of COVID-19 may be contributing to a boom in psychedelic consumption because of the mental health crisis the pandemic has created.FeaturesJan 31, 2021
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Porn star Nacho Vidal arrested after deadly toad venom ‘ritual’A man died at the porn actor's home in Spain last year after inhaling 5-MeO-DMT, a hallucinatory drug made from toad venom, police say.TrendingJun 4, 2020
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Ketamine for depression divides experts: ‘I’ve seen these drugs come and go’Patients are reporting relief within one to two days.LifestyleApr 14, 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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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
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