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The Psychedelic Revolution Is Coming. Psychiatry May Never Be the Same.

By Andrew Jacobs — 2021

Though researchers are still trying to understand the cognitive and therapeutic mechanics of psychedelics, they have concluded that psilocybin, DMT and other psychoactive chemicals can help people feel more tolerance, understanding and empathy. They also induce neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change and reorganize thought patterns, enabling people with psychological disorders to find new ways to process anxiety, depression or deeply embedded trauma. “They can help people who have lost the plotline of their lives,” Dr. Doblin said.

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