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The Return of Psychedelics to Counseling: Are We Ready?

By Benjamin Hearn — 2020

Those of us who are professional counselors are perhaps most likely to recognize psychedelic drugs by their recreational or street names — acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy — and to consider them to be drugs of abuse that may be dangerous to our clients.

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Psilocybin Sessions: Psychedelics Could Help People with Addiction and Anxiety

Study participants at some of the country's leading medical research centers are going through intense therapy and six-hour psychedelic journeys deep into their minds to do things like quit smoking and worry less.

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Anderson Cooper
2019
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Can Psychedelic Experiences Cure Alcohol Addiction?

A new study hints at a novel and promising treatment for alcohol use disorder.

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Mark Travers
2019
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LSD May Help Treat Alcoholism

The psychedelic drug LSD can help people with alcoholism quit or cut back their drinking, according to a new analysis of data originally collected in the 1960s. The study adds to a renaissance of research interest in mind-expanding medications for psychiatric disorders.

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Maia Szalavitz
2012
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