Fighting opioids with psychedelics? Texas bill proposes new approach to fight crisis

Fighting opioids with psychedelics? Texas bill proposes new approach to fight crisis

AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) -- Texas Rep. Cody Harris appeared before the House Public Health Committee on Monday afternoon to present HB 3717, which would help fund clinical trials for ibogaine, a psychedelic compound that could treat opioid addiction. ‘Whoa, fentanyl?’: High schoolers face opioid crisis in real time Through this bill, Harris aims to take on the addiction with a particular focus on veterans. According to the National Institutes …

Trade not war: A new approach to counternarcotics supply-side policy

According to a joint study conducted by Stanford University and the medical journal The Lancet, the opioid crisis is on track to claim 1.2 million U.S. lives in this decade. To better respond to this first-order public health crisis, this white paper proposes an alternative approach to international supply-side counternarcotics policy designed to reduce fentanyl-related overdose deaths. A […]

psychedelic research is experiencing an unsuspected upswing, and policies are changing rapidly in many countries. A research group consisting of scientists from the University of Michigan Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences, psychedelic therapists and psychedelic activists is currently conducting an online survey on the understanding of psychonautical experience. This is intended to involve the psychedelic movement with its undoubtedly exist…

March 2025’s Psychedelic Policy Momentum: New Bills Filed Across the U.S. as Nearly 30 States Deliberate Reforms - Psychedelic Alpha

There has been plenty of state-level psychedelic policy reform activity since our last update (see: Psychedelic Policy Push Continues: Over 60 Bills Introduced Across 22 States), with nearly thirty states now deliberating some sort of legislation since the year began. That includes a half-dozen news states that have entered 2025 psychedelic policy reform push: last month, lawmakers in Maine… Source