mental health

Cambridge, MA, Endorses Statewide Psychedelic Ballot Measure

Supporters of a Massachusetts psychedelic decriminalization and legalization measure scored a big win on the night of August 5, as…

August 7, 2024

CBG, a Lesser-Known Cannabinoid, Appears to Enhance Memory

A lesser-known cannabinoid known as CBG has surprised scientists after a first-ever human clinical trial found that it appears to improve…

August 1, 2024

Mental Health Hospitalization in Italy Was an Improvement on the States

In-patient mental health care is regrettably often carceral to some degree. Any system built on forcing care upon a person…

July 30, 2024

With Psilocybin Microdosing, My PTSD Slowly Slipped Away

Truth is, I don’t much remember having post-traumatic stress disorder. Oh, I remember the story of it. I told it…

July 23, 2024

Smoking-Cessation Hope for People With Mental Health Conditions

In 2015, Richard Pruen spent time staying in a mental health hospital ward in England. "One thing that was evident…

June 28, 2024

CA Pushes for Psilocybin Centers—Again—for Veterans, First Responders

After years of unsuccessful efforts to authorize psychedelic treatment programs in California, a current proposal focuses on veterans and first…

June 17, 2024

How We Still Find Joy After Decades in Prison

After nearly 30 years in prison, I still find moments of joy and happiness. I wondered if anyone else was…

May 13, 2024

An Instructive Experience With Opium Poppy Tea

Like many overthinkers and traumatized people, I sleep poorly. My insomnia sometimes worsens to the point that I feel the…

March 28, 2024

If Suicidal Prisoners Should “Ask for Help,” Stop Taking Away Our Phones

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline posters showed up around 2018, when the outside world began to notice the uptick in…

March 26, 2024

Atlantic Canada’s New Hospital Services for People Who Use Drugs

There are all kinds of reasons a person who uses drugs might need to go to the emergency room. These…

March 26, 2024