This trip might just be worth taking. New research suggests that microdosing a popular psychedelic may provide relief for people struggling with major depressive disorder. That’s noteworthy, since traditional antidepressants can be slow to work, cause side effects and fail to help many patients. Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses … Read more
Don’t panic — relief might be just one trip away. A mind-bending new study suggests a single dose of a psychedelic drug straight out of the Summer of Love could help ease symptoms in people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The best part: There’s no awkward talk therapy required. Roughly 5.7% of US adults will … Read more
Marianne Faithfull is telling her own story, in her own words. The late singer, who died at age 78 in January, was best known for a slew of hits, including “As Tears Go By,” which was written by the Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, with whom she had a several-year romance. Now, a documentary about her … Read more
Dave Asprey’s psychedelic journey spans continents and states of consciousness — from microdosing LSD in LA to sipping Ayahuasca with shamans in the mountains of Peru. The self-proclaimed “father of biohacking” has long touted the potential brain-boosting, trauma-releasing and even life-extending power of these mind-bending substances. But it’s not all bliss and breakthroughs. In his … Read more
One hundred miles north of Manhattan in the heart of the Hudson Valley lies the grand Hitchcock Estate, a property currently listed for a record-breaking $65 million. The Hitchcock Estate’s 2,000 acres are known less for its tony accommodations — a bowling alley, two main houses, a tennis pavilion — than for its far-out history … Read more
Eighties icon Rick Springfield is wrapping his head around a troubling discovery. The “Jessie’s Girl” singer, 75, recently found out that he still has brain damage from an onstage fall 25 years ago. It was a surprising finding from a Prenuvo whole-body MRI scan. “I fell 25 feet, hit my head and then wood came … Read more
High-flying problems. Diplo was late to his virtual appearance on Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper’s New Year’s Eve special on Tuesday, and it had nothing to do with psychedelics, according to the “Watch What Happens Live” host. Though admittedly high on LSD, the 46-year-old DJ’s trip was behind schedule because of a classic celebrity problem: … Read more
Diplo ended 2024 on a high — literally. The 46-year-old DJ shocked Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper when he revealed he was tripping on LSD during his virtual appearance on CNN’s New Year’s Eve special. “I’m so curious, what’s the most conventional place that you’ve done LSD?” Cohen, 56, asked Diplo. Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper … Read more
People who land in the ER for psychedelic use are at significantly higher risk of schizophrenia, according to an eye-opening new study. Canadian researchers tracked more than 9.2 million people in Ontario over 13 years, finding that those with a hallucinogen-related emergency had a 3.5-fold increase in schizophrenia risk when taking into account their substance … Read more
With LSD finally gaining mainstream acceptance—just last month, the FDA granted breakthrough status to an LSD formula to treat anxiety—author Norman Ohler investigates how it took so long for the drug’s therapeutic benefits to be taken seriously. His conclusion: Blame the Nazis. Not only was the US government introduced to LSD through Nazi research, the … Read more
A single dose of LSD can cut anxiety in half within weeks, according to the results of a new study conducted by a biopharmaceutical company. MindMed, a clinical-stage company that develops novel products to treat brain health disorders, revealed the breakthrough findings on Friday. MindMed declared that just 100 micrograms of MM120 — the salt form … Read more
Turns out, it’s a longer, stranger trip. While LSD is often associated with 1960s hippies and Timothy Leary, that’s not the whole story. “The first era of global experimentation with consciousness-expanding substances took place much earlier than commonly thought, in the 1920s through the 1950s, rather than the 1960s and 1970s,” Benjamin Breen writes in … Read more
On the morning of Dec. 9, 1980, Beatles guitarist George Harrison was asleep at his country estate in England when his wife Olivia took a call from Harrison’s sister, Louise, in New York. She had heard a news report that Harrison’s fellow Beatle, John Lennon, had been shot and later died in the emergency room at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt … Read more
An LSD-like drug could treat depression in humans without sending patients on a Magical Mystery Tour, according to a new scientific study. As the use of hallucinogenic drugs for recreational and therapeutic purposes soared to new heights in the US, scientists discovered new variants that appeared to ease anxiety and depression in rodents without delivering … Read more