New Zealand Psychologist Assembles First Study Microdosing Cancer Patients with LSD
University of Auckland researcher hopes the psychedelic treatment will enhance the effect of psychotherapy, easing end-of-life distress in patients.
Jennifer Walker-Journey is a lifelong writer of most anything, including travel destinations, exotic foods and beverages, and characters with far more fascinating lives than hers. But her strongest interests lie in telling the story of psychedelic medicines and the life-changing therapeutic possibilities they hold.
University of Auckland researcher hopes the psychedelic treatment will enhance the effect of psychotherapy, easing end-of-life distress in patients.
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Decriminalization is one step behind legalization. Selling entheogenic plants or fungi remains a felony that could warrant prison time.
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The author's latest deep dive into plants' effect on consciousness also investigates caffeine and opium.
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POPLAR is the first academic initiative focused on psychedelics law and policy.
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