'Magic Mushroom' Drug Shows Promise in Treating Addictions and Cancer Anxiety

Published December 20, 2012

'Magic Mushroom' Drug Shows Promise in Treating Addictions and Cancer Anxiety

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Suspended for decades after controversial results, research on the hallucinogen psilocybin is showing early promise in a new series of small studies. In research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) …
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Female addicts shy away from treatment due to social stigma

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JEDDAH — Al-Amal hospital in Jeddah receives around 30 female drug addicts seeking treatment every month, according to Dr. Khaled Al-Oufi, the hospital's medical director. Al-Amal (Hope), run by the Health Ministry, is a facility solely dedicated to …
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Matter of substance: Drug addiction as disease, not subject of shame

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They are stories of a disease, which, if not treated, will kill them. “Addiction” means someone needs drugs to function normally. It is a medical problem, and overcoming it requires both physical and psychological treatment. Maine can do much more to …
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