Institutionally supported studies on psychedelic use are growing tremendously in the United States, leading US mass media outlets to declare a psychedelic renaissance. Interestingly, national survey data also indicate increases in nonmedical psychedelic use. Largely due to the reinstatement of system-supported psychedelic experiments, the dominant cultural narrative of psychedelic use today...
Psychedelic research is said to be going through a renaissance with widespread public and political attention on psychedelics' ability to clinically resolve various medicalized issues.The prevailing cultural narrative of psychedelics almost touts it as a panacea when used in regulated, clinical settings under the supervision of a trained guide.While clinical studies are certainly informative,...