NBOMe — a very different kettle of fish . . . TO THE EDITOR: We are concerned that recent media reports about a 17-year-old Sydney boy who died after allegedly consuming 25Bor 25I-NBOMe might lead to an increase in the incidence of NBOMe toxicity among patients presenting to emergency departments. NBOMe was reported to be available online for as little as $1.50 per tablet.1 The subsequent media...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of an 8-week structured mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program on individuals experiencing distress as a consequence of cancer. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Prospective study of 16 participants with a history of cancer and five carers of people with cancer recruited from August 2008 to February 2009 through calls to the Cancer Council South...
Western communities are becoming increasingly more interested in altered states of consciousness such as hypnosis, meditation and other states associated with certain "brain wave" patterns. In the United States of America especially, psychophysiological research is beginning to lead to an understanding of some of the basic mechanisms underlying certain mental phenomena and their therapeutic...
Most people associate drug abuse with the use of a few “standard” drugs only, but in fact new drugs are constantly being introduced. This paper presents information on drugs whose use by drug abusers is not well known to practitioners. The drugs and drug sources discussed are: the hallucinogenic mushroom (Psilocybe cubensis), Romilar, DMT, “STP”, Mandrax, “mellow yellow”, lighter fluid, amyl...