mental health

Prisoners Near Release Face a Choice: Not Getting Meds, or Not Going Home

[Read Part 1 of this story here] When prisoners with release dates enter the final years of their sentence, Washington…

June 20, 2023

Medical Privacy Is Still Our Right in Prison, Unless It Involves Psych Meds

Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was Maintenance crew, I fell off a…

June 15, 2023

Rhode Island Could Decriminalize Psilocybin, Allow Limited Medical Use

Rhode Island lawmakers are advancing a bill to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and create rules for using them in medical treatment.…

June 14, 2023

Mental Health Awareness? Prioritize Safer Alternatives to Smoking

The United States has just observed its annual Mental Health Awareness Month. Another year and another awareness month have gone…

June 5, 2023

New Law Shapes Colorado’s Legal Psychedelics Landscape

The governor of Colorado has signed a bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics under a voter-approved initiative. About…

May 26, 2023

“My Fear of Dying Was Erased”—the Call for End-of-Life Psilocybin Care

When Janis Hughes finished her first high-dose psilocybin trip, she thought she might die at the dining room table. But…

May 23, 2023

Social Centers for People Who Use Drugs a Tantalizing Prospect in Brazil

On May 16, the Brazilian National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) issued an important recommendation—to the country’s ministries of Human…

May 18, 2023

Feds License University to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms for Research

The federal government has finally licensed a university to legally grow psilocybin “magic" mushrooms. It’s the first time in over…

May 16, 2023

WA Governor Approves Very Limited Psilocybin Therapy Pilot

Washington State has formally approved a very limited psilocybin therapy program. On May 9, Governor Jay Inslee (D) signed into…

May 11, 2023

Nation’s First Psilocybin Center to Open by June, But Prices Are High

The state of Oregon has finally given permission for the nation's first legal psilocybin therapy clinic to begin business. This…

May 9, 2023