Marijuana “epidemic” shows Japan’s drug allergy

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - First a sumo wrestler, then an actor, now students at elite universities and a tennis player — the list of people caught using marijuana has sparked fears of reefer madness in Japan.
More than 2,000 people were arrested on dope charges between January and October this year, a 19 percent increase on […]

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Benefits of ‘magic mushroom’ therapy long lasting

The benefits for people who have had positive or even mystical experiences induced by the psychedelic drug psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ — linger for as much as a year, according to the latest follow-up study of such patients.
The study offers more support to those who argue that, when used responsibly, some […]

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Ecstasy Is the Key to Treating PTSD

At last the incurably traumatized may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And controversially, the key to taming their demons is the ‘killer’ drug Ecstasy
An Ecstasy tablet. That’s what it took to make Donna Kilgore feel alive again that and the doctor who prescribed it. As the pill began to take […]

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