20 Jun SMOKING STUDY INTERVIEW | THE ATLANTIC
Here's a video from The Atlantic Montlhy about the study at Johns Hopkins using psilocybin for treating long-term smokers. ...
18 Jun LIVE EVERY DAY LIKE YOU’RE ON MUSHROOMS | THE ATLANTIC
Psilocybin may help smokers quit the habit by giving them a mystical experience, according to an article in The Atlantic Monthly. In a Heffter-supported study at Johns Hopkins University, 12 of 15 subjects quit smoking after three sessions with the psychedelic substance. Lead researcher Dr....
16 Dec HALLUCINOGENS COULD HOLD KEY TO QUITTING SMOKING | ATTN
A pioneering study by Heffter researcher Matthew Johnson continues to draw attention in the media. A story in the online magazine ATTN covers Johnson’s research on the use of psilocybin for treating nicotine addiction. Writer Kyle Jaeger compares the success rate in Johnson’s study, in which...
25 Feb SECOND PART OF SPECIAL ISSUE ON PSYCHEDELICS AND ADDICTION PUBLISHED BY OPEN
The OPEN Foundation, a Dutch organization that supports psychedelic research, published the second part of a special issue in the journal Current Drug Abuse Reviews. Three new articles focus on the use of psychedelics for treating addiction, including an article on the Heffter-supported study on...
17 Feb MATTHEW JOHNSON: “PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN A DECADE”
In an interview on the website of the Open Foundation, Heffter researcher Matthew Johnson discusses many topics in the field of psychedelic science. Dr. Johnson talks with writer Olivier Taymans about his study on psilocybin as a treatment for tobacco addiction, the timeline for legalization...
14 Jan PSILOCYBIN-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE | JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
An important new research study at the University of New Mexico confirms that psilocybin is a promising treatment for heavy drinkers. Heffter researcher Michael Bogenschutz and his colleagues studied 10 individuals who were alcohol dependent for an average of 15.1 years.“Abstinence did not increase significantly...
08 Nov PSILOCYBIN, ADDICTION, AND END OF LIFE–STEPHEN ROSS
In this presentation from the 2013 Psychedelic Science conference, Heffter researcher Stephen Ross discusses the use of psilocybin to treat addiction and psychological distress in cancer patients.Psilocybin, Addiction, and End of Life–Stephen Ross ...
02 Nov UNM ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE STUDY–SARAH’S STORY
Our video page features a new interview from the research study on psilocybin as a treatment for alcohol dependence conducted by Heffter researcher Michael Bogunschutz and his team at the University of New Mexico. Sarah, the volunteer subject interviewed in the video, is an alcoholic...
28 Oct RECOVERY: AN ALCOHOLIC’S STORY AND THE REEMERGENCE OF PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE | TEDXABQ
In this TEDxABQ talk, research scientist Robert Rhatigan discusses his recovery from alcoholism using the psychedelic ayahuasca. In addition to his personal story, Rhatigan gives a brief history of psychedelic research including the work of Heffter researcher Michael Bogenschutz, who studied the treatment of alcoholics...
17 Oct PSILOCYBIN, WHERE SCIENCE MEETS SPIRITUALITY | CBS NEWS
A CBS News program on addiction features Heffter researcher Stephen Ross and his upcoming study on the use of psilocybin to treat alcoholism. The interview, which is part of the #14Days on the Wagon series on CBS, focuses on the spiritual dimension of addiction.“Ross believes...
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