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A new study suggests that plant-based diets can help us win the battle against substance dependence.
A psychologist explains why we need to bust the addictive personality myth.
Substance dependence is a mental health problem, not a choice. Compassion can help.
Using marijuana recreationally can be fun. It can also be therapeutic. But only if you use it responsibly.
Buying things to feel happy is a slippery slope. Here’s how to catch yourself.
Psychedelic substances may take us places that standard treatment hasn’t yet.
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New research shows that psychedelics could emerge as a dominant treatment for many mental health disorders.
Psychologists examine therapeutic psychedelics as a treatment for biophobia, or fear of nature.
Researcher Sam Gandy discusses how psychedelics have the potential to improve mental health.
New research quantifies the healing powers of ayahuasca.
Dr. Brandon Weiss discusses his new research on the medicinal properties of ayahuasca.
A new study explores how psychedelics can change one’s personality.
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