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What a DMT trip actually feels like

New study offers a detailed glimpse into the otherworldly encounters produced by the psychedelic drug DMT

Researchers interviewed 36 people immediately after a DMT trip. Here’s what they discovered:

  • All 36 people reported “entering other worlds”
  • 94% encountered some sort of otherworldly being or entity 
  • Entity encounters were overwhelmingly positive and often provided personal and cosmic insights (like self love or the game-like nature of reality)
  • 81% described the trip as “hyperreal” 

DMT increases theta brain waves, which are associated with dreaming, but it’s unclear why people have such similar “dreams” 🤔

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Shroom use →  less crime

Psilocybin use associated with lowered odds of having been arrested, study finds

People who use shrooms are less likely to commit crimes, according to new research.

An analysis of The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that psilocybin use is linked to significantly reduced odds of arrest for:

  • Larceny
  • Burglary & robbery
  • Simple assault & battery
  • Serious violence
  • DUI
  • And other miscellaneous crimes

LSD appeared to have no impact on crime rates 🤔

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Introducing Houston, your new microdosing companion

Houston is an app that helps you set intentions, track doses and moods, dose with community, and more, on your journey through inner space.

“Took a dive into Houston just now and WOW, absolutely phenomenal. User friendly, knocks out everything I journal while I’m microdosing, love intention section and the playlists. Wow. I am beyond elated you found me,” says one user.

Download Houston on the App Store and follow their Instagram to see when they launch on Android.

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Detox with Indigenous wisdom

Universal Ibogaine and Osoyoos Indian Band sign MOU to battle opioid crisis

Universal Ibogaine (IBO) and Osoyoos Indian Band signed an agreement to develop a detox center that combines western science and Indigenous wisdom.

The center will use ibogaine treatments to ease opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms, followed by Indigenous healing practices as aftercare to “rebuild people in a holistic manner.”

Their flagship detox center will be in Manitoba, Canada with the goal of working with other First Nations to expand across the country, and then globally. 

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Brand new states of consciousness

Y Combinator Startup Uses AI To Design New Drug-Induced States Of Consciousness

Mindstate Design Labs raised $11.5M in seed funding to create “new novel states of consciousness that just don’t exist yet.”

The company is taking a reverse approach to drug discovery. Researchers will design a unique state of mind first and then create a compound that can get you there. 

How? Using predictive AI technology, subjective data from 7,000+ trip reports, and biochemical data on how different molecules interact with receptors in the body. 

Who’s brave enough to test out a brand new state of mind?

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A better way to measure depression

MYND Diagnostics Inc. Announces Participation in Approved Monash University (Australia) Government Funded $3 Million Clinical Trial

Diagnosing and measuring depression is usually very subjective, relying on data from patient questionnaires. This leaves room for bias and makes it difficult to know if a treatment is actually working.

MYND Diagnostics of MYND Life Sciences (MYND) developed a biomarker test that provides objective data to solve this problem. It measures inflammation in the brain, which may be what causes depression.

Seeing evidence of improvement gives patients hope in the treatment process, like showing them the “light at the end of the tunnel” as MYND’s CEO explained on a recent Daily Mushroom Podcast.  

The company announced that Monash University will use the biomarker test in a psilocybin study on treatment-resistant depression, which has received $3M in funding from the Australian government. 

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A dose every six months keeps the divorce lawyer away

Can MDMA Save a Marriage?

A couple was on the verge of getting divorced until they took MDMA together for the first time.

The wife, Ree, said her husband couldn’t open up to her or deal with conflict, but MDMA helped them see eye-to-eye.

“My husband started sharing with me for the first time all these thoughts and emotions,” Ree said. â€śIt was him without the walls.”

They decided to take MDMA together twice a year and go over a list of issues they want to address. Three years later, their marriage is solid and they can communicate openly without the need for drugs.

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Reducing suicidality for 6 months

Decreases in Suicidality Following Psychedelic Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data Across Clinical Trials

A meta-analysis of 7 clinical trials (5 psilocybin + 2 ayahuasca) found that psychedelic therapy significantly reduced suicidality in as little as 80 minutes.

The significant reductions were sustained for 3-4 months, and patients still had a moderate reduction in suicidality after 6 months.

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A cure for the most annoying Covid symptom?

Can Shrooms Restore Your Taste And Smell After Covid?

Even months or years after recovering from Covid, many people have no sense of taste or smell – or worse, everything tastes and smells disgusting. 

People are rushing to Reddit and Twitter to share that they’ve finally found a cure: shrooms!

Some report that their senses returned to normal after one dose while others say they were restored gradually over a handful of trips.

Here’s one Reddit user’s experience: “I was shocked and elated.. ran around to find a candle, picked it up, lavender! Began to cry. Began smelling everything in sight. You don’t realize how beautiful it is to smell things, until you can’t smell for almost a year.”

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