David Nutt

Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert

This book has been written by Prof. David Nutt. The publishers say: “We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalisation and fear, science is finally showing us that psychedelics…
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My Mind Medicine Australia Psychedelic Lecture Tour

This article by Prof. David Nutt has been published by Drug Science. It begins: “I have just come back from a 3-week lecture tour of South-Eastern Australia supporting the cause of the charity  Mind Medicine Australia  (MMA)  They have been raising money for psychedelic…
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Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows

Philippa Roxby reports for the BBC: “Psilocybin, a drug found in magic mushrooms, appears to free up the brains of people with severe depression in a way that other antidepressants do not, a study has found. The results, based on brain…
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The Psychedelic Drug Trial

This 1 hour documentary film is from BBC2. The makers say: “The Psychedelic Drug Trial has exclusive access to a ground-breaking new trial at Imperial College London. The trial sees, for the first time ever under controlled conditions, a psychedelic drug tested…
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Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound ‘promising’ for depression

Rachel Schraer reports for the BBC: “Dr Carhart-Harris said that after psychedelic therapy, participants reported feeling ‘recalibrated, reset like they haven’t for years” and “enjoying life’.” “Psychedelic drug psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, is as good at reducing symptoms of depression…
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Magic mushrooms could help ex-soldiers to overcome trauma

Writing in The Guardian, Jamie Doward reports : “A growing number of soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are turning to ‘magic mushrooms’ and LSD to treat their condition. But drug laws make it almost impossible to establish whether they work….
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Psychiatry & the psychedelic drugs. Past, present & future

Written by James Rucker, Jonathan Iliff and David Nutt, the abstract of this article (2017, Neuropharmacology) says: “The classical psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide and mescaline, were used extensively in psychiatry before they were placed in Schedule I of the…
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