Altered minds: mescaline’s complicated history
Alison Abbott
Nature May 23, 2019 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01571-2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Book review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mescaline |
| Keywords | Drug discovery Culture Government Medical research |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | The drug has ancient roots and continues to play a significant role in research. |
Abstract
A chronicle tracing the drug’s ancient roots and role in research grips Alison Abbott. A chronicle tracing the drug’s ancient roots and role in research grips Alison Abbott.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on mescaline, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of a New Schizophrenomimetic Drug—Sernyl | 1959 | Review | |
| Hallucinogens and Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor-Mediated Signaling Pathways | 2017 | Review | |
| Hallucinogens in Mental Health: Preclinical and Clinical Studies on LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA, and Ketamine | 2020 | Review | |
| Legal highs: staying on top of the flood of novel psychoactive substances | 2015 | Review | |
| Psychedelic Drugs in Biomedicine | 2017 | Review |