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Psychedelic and Dissociative Drugs as Medicines Find More Resources on Psychedelic and Dissociative Drugs as Medicine See recordings of a workshop on psychedelics as therapeutics from the National Institute on Mental Health
Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms) | National Institute on Drug Abuse Psilocybin is a chemical in certain types of mushrooms that grow on nearly every continent The mushrooms have a long history of use in traditional ceremonies Some people use them recreationally or to try to improve their mental health, although researchers still have much to learn about psilocybin’s potential uses as a medicine Also known as shrooms or magic mushrooms, the mushrooms can
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction: Drugs and the . . . Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via neurotransmitters Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their chemical structure mimics that of a natural neurotransmitter in the body This allows the drugs to attach onto and activate the neurons Although these drugs mimic the brain’s own chemicals, they don’t activate neurons
Cannabis and hallucinogen use among adults remained at historic highs . . . Past-year use of cannabis and hallucinogens stayed at historically high levels in 2023 among adults aged 19 to 30 and 35 to 50, according to the latest findings from the Monitoring the Future survey In contrast, past-year use of cigarettes remained at historically low levels in both adult groups Past-month and daily alcohol use continued a decade-long decline among those 19 to 30 years old
Drugs A to Z - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Community misused or used drugs chart in an A to Z listing Basic information on drugs with addictive potential, including how they are used, how they make people feel, and their health effects, including risk for substance use disorder Treatment options for substance use disorders related to these drugs are also included
Reflecting on NIDA’s 50th year and looking to 2025 This past year, NIDA commemorated its 50th anniversary, which made me reflect on how far addiction science has come in a half century—from the barest beginnings of an understanding of how drugs work in the brain, and only a few treatment and prevention tools, to a robustly developed science and multiple opportunities to translate that science into clinical practice Yet the challenges we
Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically . . . Law enforcement seizures of “ magic mushrooms” or “shrooms ” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin increased dramatically in the United States between January 2017 and December 2022, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health The number of law enforcement seizures increased from 402 seizures in 2017 to
NIDA IRP Technology Resource Initiative Featured Paper Psychedelics, a class of drugs known to act on serotonergic 5-hydroxytryptamine type 2A receptors (5-HT2ARs), hold promise as alternative treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders but are limited by hallucinogenic side effects