mental health

The Nightmare of Prison Suicide Watch, Where Watching Is All We Do

Imagine looking through a window into a room at someone who’s been forcibly taken from their home, stripped naked and…

November 20, 2023

Wisconsin Lawmakers Want to Fund Pilot Psilocybin Program for Veterans

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow veterans to access psychedelic treatment. It would use taxpayer dollars to…

November 16, 2023

Why People Often Prefer Cannabis to Other Sleep Aids

A new survey of cannabis consumers with sleep issues found that most preferred to use marijuana instead of other sleep…

November 14, 2023

Parents for Vapes? Why Some Are Buying Them for Their Teens

Outcry over youth vaping continues to drive headlines and policies around the world, fueled in part by parents who have…

October 20, 2023

The Drug-User Cliques in Our Prison, and the People Left Using Alone

The drug supply in our prison has a lot of variety. Tobacco; marijuana; a couple of different meth supplies, some…

October 12, 2023

California Campaign for $5 Billion Psychedelic Research Agency Is Live

Signature-gathering has officially kicked off to qualify an initiative for California’s 2024 ballot that would spend $5 billion to create…

October 10, 2023

Amid the Trauma of Prison, an Unexpected Oasis: Crochet Club

Travis learned to crochet from his grandmother. He was 10 when she showed him his first stitch, in 1986, and…

October 3, 2023

How to Unite the Psychedelic and Harm Reduction Movements?

“Who here is a drug user?” asked Maurice Byrd, co-director of the Harm Reduction Therapy Center (HRTC) in San Francisco…

October 3, 2023

Watch: Exploring the Overlooked Benefits of Nicotine

Dr. Paul Newhouse has been researching nicotine for over 30 years. He’s been doing this since long before nicotine became…

September 29, 2023

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Plan Latest Version of Psilocybin Reform Bid

Pennsylvania state lawmakers are pushing for legislation that supports research of psilocybin mushrooms for mental health treatment. The bill comes…

September 20, 2023