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Near-Death Experiences and DMT

By Steve Taylor — 2018

A neurological explanation of NDEs remains elusive.

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Beyond Death: The Science of the Afterlife

This question is more than a mind-bender. For thousands of years, certain people have claimed to have actually visited the place that, Saint Paul promised, “no eye has seen … and no human mind has conceived,” and their stories very often follow the same narrative arc.

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Lisa Miller
2014
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Does DMT Model the Near-Death Experience?

Despite parallels, there are profound differences between DMT and NDEs.

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Scott A. McGreal
2018
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Potent Psychedelic Drug DMT Makes the Brain Think It Is Dying, Study Finds

Research shows hallucinogen found in traditional medicine ayahuasca produces similar feelings to those felt by people during near-death experiences.

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Josh Gabbatiss
2018
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An Introduction to MDMA

Once considered the quintessential party drug, MDMA (also known as “ecstasy,” “X,” or “molly”) is now experiencing a surge of interest in a completely different area: psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

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2022
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An Introduction to LSD

LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, is a synthetic drug with potent psychedelic properties. Commonly known as acid, it was originally derived from compounds found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye.

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2022
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A Brief History of Psychedelic Psychiatry

In the 1950s a group of pioneering psychiatrists showed that hallucinogenic drugs had therapeutic potential, but the research was halted as part of the backlash against the hippy counterculture.

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Mo Costandi
2014
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Inside The Movement To Decolonize Psychedelic Pharma

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

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Carolyn Gregoire
2020
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Psychedelic Therapy and Racial Trauma: Offering Clients a Deeper Experience of Healing

Like most people of color in the United States, psychotherapist and researcher Monnica Williams has experienced myriad forms of racism. Early in her career, understanding its effects on her mind and body motivated her to help clients address their own racial trauma in therapy.

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Chris Lyford
2021
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The Cost of Exclusion in Psychedelic Research

In the last two decades, researchers have started to reexamine psychedelics for their therapeutic potential. Though initial results seem promising, the research has a significant shortcoming: the lack of racial and ethnic diversity among research teams and study participants.

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Xinyuan Chen, Mackenzie Bullard, Christy Duan, Jamilah R. George, Terence Ching, Stephanie Kilpatrick, Jordan Sloshower, Monnica Williams
2020
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Psychedelic Psychotherapy Is Coming: Who Will Be Included?

A new study finds widespread exclusion of minorities in psychedelic research.

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Monnica T. Williams
2018
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