The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Psychedelic drugs may be helpful in treating addiction, anxiety, and PTSD
September 08, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
Psychedelic drugs, including LSD and MDMA, could help some patients struggling with addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, according to a new analysis that urges Canadian policy-makers to reconsider their perception of those drugs. The analysis, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medi...
LSD, magic mushrooms, and ecstasy ‘could help treat anxiety, PTSD, and addiction’, experts say
September 08, 2015 | MailOnline
LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs could be used to treat anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder and addiction, a new study has today suggested. It is more than 40 years since Harvard University researcher Timothy Leary urged America to ‘turn on, tune in, drop out’...
Interest in therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs on the rise, says research review
September 08, 2015 | The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver-based study part of trend with its work on PTSD Research in Vancouver on psychedelic drugs as a possible treatment for mental illness is part of a worldwide renaissance of the formerly sidelined area. “The door to research has opened and many have walked through,” says Mark Had...
Ecstasy used to treat PTSD in Vancouver study
September 08, 2015 | 24 Hours (Vancouver)
A Vancouver study is examining using the pure form of the drug ecstasy as a treatment tool for people suffering from extreme cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, by simply making it easier for them to talk and share their experience. This type of research is part of a growing body of evidence th...
Could these psychedelic drugs be making the trip to a BC doctor’s office near you?
September 08, 2015 | The Province
BC medical researchers champion study into psychedelic treatment for addiction, depression, anxiety A trip to the doctor’s office could someday mean a trip inside the doctor’s office, if researchers calling for further study into the use of psychedelics for treating illness get their way...
