David Nutt
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
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
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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