Wow in the 50s you could be prescribed synthetic psilocybin, produced by the same company Albert Hoffman, discovered of LSD, worked for. Sadly a victim of The War on Drugs #PsychedelicSummit

Well the #PsychedelicSummit was fascinating. The last session was on healing trauma with ayahuasca in the Brazilian rainforest. The team is a mix of European/American psychiatrists and researchers and indigenous shamans. They’ve been working with veterans with PTSD who largely turn out to have 1/?

OR you can pay another speaker £4000 to go on a magic mushroom group retreat in the Bahamas, I know which I’d prefer if money were no object! #psychedelicSummit 5/5

Next up: psychedelics and mindfulness #PsychedelicSummit

Taking a break to relax my brain before the final sessions of the #PsychedelicSummit, I’ve chosen to attend the one on ayahuasca and trauma which sounds very interesting but I need time out from watching zoom calls first

The key takeaway from both clinical studies and psychedelic-assisted therapists is the importance of what the academic literature calls “set and setting”. A safe, cosy environment, a safe trusted helper, music, dim light #PsychedelicSummit

Psychedelic-assisted therapy shows promise in trials for addiction, eating disorders, PTSD, chronic pain, OCD, cluster headaches and treatment resistant depression #PsychedelicSummit

Research involvement opportunity! The Psychedelic Unit at UCL is looking for heavy drinkers for a trial of treatment with DMT ("the spirit molecule"). It would involve going to their London lab. If you're interested go to www.psychedelicunit.com

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Remarkably, the positive effects in terms of reduced depression scores and improved wellbeing scores seem to be triggered from just one or two doses of psychedelic agent #PsychedelicSummit

Also important is “integration” of the trip experience with the therapist. There is evidence that increases in creativity and novel thinking occurs in the days *after* the trip #PsychedelicSummit

The Santa Monica flagship of a mushroom-based beverage brand that rose to prominence as a coffee alternative, is preparing to host its first-ever Psychedelic Summit on Saturday, July 19 smdp.com/business/mud...