Depression treated with psychedelics in promising trials

Depression treated with psychedelics in promising trials

A Brazilian science team has turned a plant used in Indigenous rituals into a psychedelic depression treatment. The World Health Organization estimates that depression affects around 280 million people worldwide — about 5% of adults.

Texas House Approves Bills To Speed Access To Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Following Federal Approval

The Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval on Wednesday to a bill that would establish a state-backed study into the use of psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine to treat conditions such as PTSD and depression. Later in the day, the body also unanimously approved a complementary measure that would dictate that substances reclassified under federal law be similarly controlled under state law “as soon as practicable.” Together, the proposals…

A scientific study by the Brain Institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, highlighted the properties of a plant capable of improving the symptoms of depression.