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Ancient medicine for a modern disease: traditional Amazonian medicine to treat substance use disorders.

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse November 2, 2023 Fernando Mendive, Cecile Giovannetti, Sara García Arce 4 citations

Background: There exists an underexploited opportunity to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to SUDs based upon the complementarity between modern and traditional health systems.Objectives: Illustrate the feasibility and potentiality of such an approach through the comprehensive description of Takiwasi Center's treatment model and program, where health concepts and practices from...

Bedside to bench: the outlook for psychedelic research

Frontiers in Pharmacology October 2, 2023 Victor P Acero, Emily S Cribas, Kevin D Browne et al. 20 citations

There has recently been a resurgence of interest in psychedelic compounds based on studies demonstrating their potential therapeutic applications in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse disorders, and treatment-resistant depression. Despite promising efficacy observed in some clinical trials, the full range of biological effects and mechanism(s) of action of these compounds...

Beyond Psilocybin: Reviewing the Therapeutic Potential of Other Serotonergic Psychedelics in Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs August 24, 2023 Stanley Wong, An Yi Yu, Nicholas Fabiano et al. 11 citations

There has been a resurgence of interest in the use of psychedelic therapies for several mental and substance use disorders. Psilocybin, a "classic" serotonergic psychedelic, has emerged as one of the primary compounds of interest in clinical research. While research on psilocybin's potential mental health benefits has grown, data on the safety and efficacy of other serotonergic psychedelics...

Visiones y visualidades en Las tres mitades de Ino Moxo y otros brujos de la Amazonía de César Calvo

Catedral Tomada: Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana July 26, 2023 Matías di Benedetto

En este artículo, proponemos una lectura crítica de la obra de César Calvo Las tres mitades de Ino Moxo y otros brujos de la Amazonía a partir de la confluencia entre literatura y visualidades en tanto principio constructivo de una proliferación de soportes y de materiales al interior de la obra, como es el caso de la pintura de César Calvo de Araújo, los grabados de Francisco Mariotti o las...

Drug-drug interactions between classic psychedelics and psychoactive drugs: a systematic review

medRxiv June 1, 2023 Andreas Halman, Geraldine Kong, Jerome Sarris et al. 17 citations preprint

Abstract Classic psychedelics, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, mescaline and N,N-dimethyltryptamine, are potent psychoactive substances that have been studied for their physiological and psychological effects. However, our understanding of the potential interactions and outcomes of using these substances are used in combination with other psychoactive drugs is limited. This systematic...

Role of Psychedelics in Treatment-Resistant Depression.

Psychiatric Clinics of North America June 1, 2023 Shubham Kamal, Manish Kumar Jha, Rajiv Radhakrishnan 32 citations

There is increasing interest in exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelics in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Classic psychedelics (such as psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca/DMT), and atypical psychedelics (such as ketamine) have been studied in TRD. The evidence for the classic psychedelics TRD is limited at the present time; early studies however show promising results. There is also...

Therapeutic role of psilocybin and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in trauma: A literature review

World Journal of Psychiatry May 19, 2023 Lakshan N Fonseka, Benjamin K.p. Woo 12 citations

With the Food and Drug Administration designation in 2017 of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as a breakthrough therapy in post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin in treatment-resistant depression, psychedelic drugs have continued to garner the attention of researchers and clinicians for their promise of unmatched, rapid improvement in a multitude of psychiatric conditions....

THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF PSYCHEDELICS FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS: A REVIEW OF CURRENT EVIDENCE

PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH May 15, 2023 Chirag Ambaliya, Dimple Gupta, Ashok Vala et al.

The purpose of this review article is to give a summary of the literature on the use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca, and MDMA, in the treatment of various mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. This review's main goal is to highlight recent human studies on the use of particular psychedelic drugs, like psilocybin, LSD,...

Human brain effects of DMT assessed via EEG-fMRI.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences March 28, 2023 Christopher Timmermann, Leor Roseman, Sharad Haridas et al. 217 citations

Psychedelics have attracted medical interest, but their effects on human brain function are incompletely understood. In a comprehensive, within-subjects, placebo-controlled design, we acquired multimodal neuroimaging [i.e., EEG-fMRI (electroencephalography-functional MRI)] data to assess the effects of intravenous (IV) N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) on brain function in 20 healthy volunteers....

Psychedelic Treatments for Substance Use Disorder and Substance Misuse: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs March 18, 2023 Raman Sharma, Rachel Batchelor, Jacqueline Sin 25 citations

Renewed interest in psychedelic substances in the 21st century has seen the exploration of psychedelic treatments for various psychiatric disorders including substance use disorder (SUD). This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of psychedelic treatments for people with SUD and those falling below diagnostic thresholds (i.e. substance misuse). We systematically searched 11 databases, trial...