psychedelic

High-demand: Popular psychedelic retreats and trendy trips skyrocket

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High-demand: Popular psychedelic retreats and trendy trips skyrocket

Wellness retreats featuring spa treatments and yoga classes have long attracted travelers.  But now a new trend is emerging: psychedelic retreats. These retreats are often structured travel experiences in which participants use psychedelic substances such as psilocybin (magic mushrooms), ayahuasca, or other plant-based medicines. Hadas Alterman, a psychedelic medicine attorney in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital she’s seen … Read more

Microdosing this popular psychedelic for just 8 weeks can ease major depression: new study

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Microdosing this popular psychedelic for just 8 weeks can ease major depression: new study

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

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried shutting down engines after taking psychedelic mushrooms pleads guilty

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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried shutting down engines after taking psychedelic mushrooms pleads guilty

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to disable the engines of a 2023 passenger flight while riding off duty in the cockpit — after taking psychedelic mushrooms — pleaded guilty or no contest to all charges Friday and expressed regret for endangering passengers and damaging his profession. Joseph Emerson, who was restrained by the … Read more

Psychedelic ‘wonder drug’ of the ‘60s can improve Parkinson’s symptoms for weeks: study

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Psychedelic ‘wonder drug’ of the ‘60s can improve Parkinson’s symptoms for weeks: study

Here’s some groovy news. A mind-bending blast from the past — once hailed as a “wonder drug” that could cure everything from anxiety to addiction — is making a comeback. A groundbreaking study has found that a popular drug can help relieve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Psilocybin — the psychedelic compound … Read more

Companies looking to offer psychedelic drug therapy coverage for employees: report

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Companies looking to offer psychedelic drug therapy coverage for employees: report

A growing number of companies are exploring the possibility of offering psychedelic drug therapy for their employees as a cost-saving and effective means of mental health treatment, according to a report. Recent research has shown that well-known party-drugs like MDMA [ecstasy], psilocybin [“magic” mushrooms] and ketamine — which has been legalized for medicinal use — … Read more

Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker caught with marijuana, psychedelic pills before arrest

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Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker caught with marijuana, psychedelic pills before arrest

Darius Rucker was allegedly caught with marijuana and psychedelic pills before his arrest in Tennessee on Thursday. TMZ reports that the “Wagon Wheel” singer was actually in possession of the substances nearly a year ago on Feb. 19, 2023, and finally turned himself in on Thursday. According to the arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet, … Read more

What is psychedelic breathwork? Learn all about the latest hack people are using to get high without drugs

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What is psychedelic breathwork? Learn all about the latest hack people are using to get high without drugs

Fast carving out a reputation as an incredible antidote to stress, sleep problems, and burnout, breathwork is making a rapid rise as one of Australia’s newest wellness trends. It even cut in the latest season of Real Housewives of Sydney, in a scene where Bondi vet Kate was out on a ritzy blind date in Woolloomooloo. … Read more

I host psychedelic retreats — why I think magic mushrooms are the new booze

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I host psychedelic retreats — why I think magic mushrooms are the new booze

They’re psyche-holics. A reformed UK party animal who runs psychedelic retreats claims that psychotropic drugs are “the new booze” — with health-conscious revelers ditching the bottle in favor of taking mushrooms. “They change your perspective for the better without making you reliant on them,” Jack Hunt, 36, declared while espousing the virtues of psychotropic fungi … Read more

Jordan Belfort: Illegal psychedelic cured my addiction and opiate cravings

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Jordan Belfort: Illegal psychedelic cured my addiction and opiate cravings

Jordan Belfort — the real-life “Wolf of Wall Street” — told The Post he knows the “magic bullet” for the opioid crisis: the illegal psychedelic ibogaine. “When I woke up from the [ibogaine ‘trip’], I no longer craved opiates. I had no more physical addiction,” the 61-year-old said. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) classifies ibogaine … Read more

Jaden Smith: My mom introduced me to psychedelic drugs

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Jaden Smith: My mom introduced me to psychedelic drugs

The Smith family has taken many trips together — and some didn’t involve a private jet. Jaden Smith said his mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, introduced psychedelic drugs to him and the rest of the family. The “Karate Kid” star, 24, appeared at the Psychedelic Science conference and spoke about his introduction to mind-altering substances. “I … Read more

Mike Tyson on psychedelic drug trials: ‘I would love to be a guinea pig for that’

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Mike Tyson on psychedelic drug trials: ‘I would love to be a guinea pig for that’

He’s willing to go on a Mike-edelic adventure for science. Apparently “dying” during a toad venom trip wasn’t much of a drug deterrent: Boxing icon and psychotropic voyager Mike Tyson claims he’d be willing to put his mind on the line and volunteer for psychedelic drug trials allegedly occurring in the UK. The boxing icon … Read more

After their father and grandfather died of Alzheimer’s, these brothers began exploring how functional and psychedelic mushrooms can impact brain health

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After their father and grandfather died of Alzheimer’s, these brothers began exploring how functional and psychedelic mushrooms can impact brain health

(left to right) Chris and Joe Claussen.Courtesy of Chris and Joe Claussen Chris and Joe Claussen watched their grandfather, then their father, die of Alzheimer’s disease. They did genetic testing that found they’re at increased risk for the disease too. They founded First Person, a company focused on the medicinal power of mushrooms. When Chris … Read more

Inside one of NYC’s ketamine clinics where hotshots and average Joes are given IV of psychedelic

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Inside one of NYC’s ketamine clinics where hotshots and average Joes are given IV of psychedelic

Stepping inside the Jeff Ditzell Psychiatry clinic in the financial district of Manhattan, it feels more like a luxury spa than a medical facility. But customers come here for something far more powerful than a deep tissue massage or hot yoga session — they come for the ketamine.  A medical loophole means facilities like this … Read more