A review of common psychedelic drugs
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia November 19, 2020 DOI: 10.36303/sajaa.2020.26.6.s3.2554 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Addiction |
| Keywords | Drugs of abuse Value mathematics Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | Psychedelics are currently being investigated as adjuncts to psychotherapy for depression and addiction. |
Abstract
Psychedelic substances have traditionally been used in medicine and religious rituals. Their use dates back thousands of years with fossil evidence as old as 10 000 years. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s psychedelics were used in clinical studies. These drugs then saw widespread use in hippie culture and were viewed as a drug of abuse with no medicinal value. Currently, psychedelics are being investigated as adjuncts to existing psycho therapeutic approaches including depression and addiction. This article will look at definitions, classifications, effects and basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these drugs. In this review I will refer to this group of drugs as psychedelics.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on addiction, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. General population | 2019 | Integrative review | |
| Mindfulness meditation–based pain relief: a mechanistic account | 2016 | Review | |
| Psychedelics as anti-inflammatory agents Animal models and cellular studies | 2018 | Review | |
| A narrative review of yoga and mindfulness as complementary therapies for addiction. | 2013 | Review | |
| The neuropsychopharmacology of cannabis: A review of human imaging studies | 2018 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
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