While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.

Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own ...

In his new book A World Appears, the journalist explores the mysteries of the human brain — and whether computers could ever ...

A psychedelic compound found in the Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca quickly curbed clinical depression sufferers’ ...

But the FDA quashed advocates’ dreams on Aug. 9, saying MDMA cannot be approved based on the data currently available and ...

Psychedelics appear to reshape how the brain builds reality by dampening incoming visual signals and boosting internal memory networks.

The recommendations are not binding but offer the legislature a guide to what laws Alaska would need to offer care if ...

Researchers reported rapid, significant improvement in depression, with the benefits lasting for months after treatment.

A terminal diagnosis often comes with a host of fears, as patients contend with the anticipation of pain, suffering, financial strain, and—the big one—their own death. But scientists are increasingly ...

Gerald sat in his kitchen in Tucson and cried into a bowl of oatmeal the morning after his first psilocybin session — not ...

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...