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Kees Kramers

2 papers in the library · 168 citations · publishing 2022-2023

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Therapeutic effect of psilocybin in addiction: A systematic review

Frontiers in Psychiatry February 9, 2023 Kees Kramers, Arnt Schellekens, Metten Somers et al. 119 citations

Background Psychedelic-assisted therapy [e.g., with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)] has shown promising results as treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). Previous systematic reviews assessing the efficacy of psilocybin in SUDs only included clinical trials conducted in the last 25 years, but they may have missed clinical trials assessing the efficacy of psilocybin that were conducted...

Safety of ibogaine administration in detoxification of opioid-dependent individuals: a descriptive open-label observational study.

Addiction (Abingdon, England) 2022 Thomas Knuijver, Arnt Schellekens, Maarten Belgers et al. 49 citations

Ibogaine is an indole alkaloid used in rituals of the African Bwiti tribe. It is also used in non-medical settings to treat addiction. However, ibogaine has been linked to several deaths, mainly due to cardiac events called torsades des pointes preceded by QTc prolongation as well as other safety concerns. This study aimed to evaluate the cardiac, cerebellar and psychomimetic safety of ibogaine...