Psychedelics like LSD and mushrooms are losing much of their former stigma and more people are becoming curious about these mind-altering drugs.Photograph: Marco Allegretti/Unsplash Six years ago, on ...

I recount all this as someone who still remains very optimistic about psychedelics as medical treatments and tools of spiritual exploration.

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Melanie Senn’s father, long dead, appeared to her as she lay back in the dimly lit room at the Santa Monica clinic, a mask over her closed eyes, and the psychedelic trip began. More precisely, it was ...

This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Read more here. A local psychedelics campaign by public health advocates is focusing on health and safety. As ...

Hallucinogenic drugs like MDMA, psilocybin, and DMT have received unprecedented scientific attention in recent years. After a decades-long hiatus, researchers around the world are finally studying the ...

I’m a very visual person. The first thing I notice about any kind of medium is how good it looks. I’ve put down comic books, games, and movies I otherwise liked because the art didn’t hit right.