Psychedelically Tripping Out For Your Mental Health

Granted, there have been people very high on the prospects of
psychedelics for a long time as a means of achieving better
mental health. But these folks didn’t appear in scientific and
medical circles so much as they appeared in drum circles. Things
are different now, with very promising research and results being
reported on the ability of these drugs to kind of un-stick one’s
mind and achieve a better state of mental health.


We talk with freelance reporter and researcher John Semley, who
has been reporting on the gold rush among scientists and pharma
companies to create and patent new drugs. We find out when these
treatments might be available in clinical settings for the
general public and when you can pick some up at your local
Walgreen’s. 


The High-Stakes Race to Engineer New Psychedelic Drugs by John
Semley in Wired


Follow John Semley on Twitter @johnsemley3000.


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