Bill of Health // Petrie-Flom Center By Karina Bashir….
People Are Trying Magic Mushrooms for Depression — and Accidentally Meeting God
Rolling Stone // Center for the Study of World Religions The medicalization movement is faltering. Maybe that’s because psychedelics have been spiritual tools all along. By Cassady Rosenblum, featuring Jeffrey Breau….
FDA rejects ecstasy as a therapy: what’s next for psychedelics?
Nature // Petrie-Flom Center Following the US drug agency’s decision, Nature examines the outlook for other hallucinogens that are in clinical trials as psychiatric treatments. By Sara Reardon, featuring I. Glenn Cohen and Mason Marks….
FDA rejected MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy. Other psychedelics firms intend to avoid that fate
Science // Petrie-Flom Center Lykos Therapeutics’s failure to win approval may trigger a strategic shift in psychedelic medicine. By Kai Kupferschmidt, featuring I. Glenn Cohen….
Getting to ‘Plan B’ for psychedelic medicine: Lessons from reproductive health
STAT // Petrie-Flom Center The Food and Drug Administration’s decision not to approve Lykos Therapeutics’ application for MDMA (a psychedelic drug known on the street as ecstasy or molly) plus therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder comes as no surprise, given an advisory panel’s “no” vote on the application in June. But if lessons from reproductive…
Psychedelics for Healing
Harvard Magazine // Petrie-Flom Center Harvard’s I. Glenn Cohen on the use of “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelics in medicine, by Olivia Farrar….
Mushroom edibles are rising in popularity. It’s hard to say what’s in them.
NBC News // Petrie-Flom Center A booming unregulated market is creating risks for consumers, who may not know what they’re getting. By Akshay Syal, featuring Mason Marks….
From the Eleusinian Mysteries to Modern Mysticism: The Role of Religion in the Psychedelic Experience
Psychedelics Today // Center for the Study of World Religions In this episode of the Psychedelics Today Podcast, Joe Moore interviews Charles Stang, Professor of Early Christian Thought and the Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions….
Mushroom Edibles Recalled After Spate of Serious Illnesses
The New York Times // Petrie-Flom Center At least 48 people have fallen ill after eating Diamond Shruumz products. The F.D.A. said it had found the brand’s products contained toxic levels of a psychoactive chemical. By Dani Blum, featuring Mason Marks….
MDMA, the chemical found in the drug ecstasy, may soon be approved to treat PTSD
npr // Petrie-Flom Center There’s excitement and controversy swirling around the potential use of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. By Will Stone and Michel Martin, featuring Mason Marks….