All it needed was to play a Bob Dylan song, and old memories of summertime in Alaska started flowing in. It all started on the 8th day of the coronavirus quarantine my family and I had in our Brooklyn home. My 20-year old son named Dean had just come back from his semester in Europe, […]
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A 50-year old Peter who was a social worker in Austria was going through a very challenging time after he had been diagnosed with chronic degenerative spine disease. Since the onset of this disease, he’s tried all means possible to alleviate his pains, but all have proven futile. Peter came across a drug trial through […]
Psychedelics, the storied drugs of enlightenment from the 60s are coming back as a form of medical treatment. A recent piece of research claimed that psilocybin, which is a hallucinogen derived from magic mushrooms, can be used to relieve people who have life-threatening cancer from depression and anxiety. Other reports have also claimed similar things […]
As James Lapine read through an excerpt from the biography of Clare Boothe Luce by Sylvia Jukes Morris, he saw how the play came to be. “The woman of the century”, the ever-complex Mrs. Luce was a socialite and a very accomplished writer, as well as an ambassador to Italy, a member of congress through […]
If you enter any club in the UK, some of the drugs that you are surely going to come across include MDMA, ketamine, coke, and 2C-B. While the first three drugs are common to partygoers and clubbers in the country, 2C-B is a bit new to many people. This article aims to create some awareness […]
Several recreational drugs that are known for providing the user with a mind-altering trip are now being studied for the treatment of depression, substance misuse, as well as other disorders. Here are the important details. Oregon is in the process of making mushrooms legal. Ketamine can now be brought right to your home. And people […]
In December 1968, Ed Sullivan, a popular TV show host, introduced the group Sly and the Family Stone onto his show. It was a troupe of seven black and white women fully emblazoned in bright blazers, vests, and wigs, and they played a powerful medley of their biggest hits “Sing a Simple Song”, “Everyday People”, […]
The medicinal usage of 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has recently been a hot topic as people debate whether or not it will be approved as a legitimate drug by the FDA. This drug, also known as Molly, directly affects brain neurotransmitters. It subsequently binds to presynaptic serotonin transporters and produces its actions. Which impacts are long-term or […]
For centuries, humans have been fascinated by substances that alter perception, emotion, and consciousness. Psychedelics sit at the center of that curiosity—not as party drugs, but as powerful tools that radically shift how the mind experiences reality. At a high level, psychedelics are known for how they influence perception, pattern recognition, and emotional processing. People […]
Psychedelics aren’t new. In fact, they’re older than written history. Ancient cultures across the globe used naturally occurring psychedelic plants and fungi in ceremonial, spiritual, and healing contexts. From Indigenous rituals in the Americas to sacred traditions in Africa and Asia, these substances were often treated with deep respect and intention. 🕯️ Fast forward to […]











