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Transforming Psychedelics into Medicines
Recent reports confirmed that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied saying he would rather see bodies piled on the streets than another lockdown. Billions across the world struggle to cope financially, mentally, and psychologically. Sensibly, experts worry in silence whether the continued pandemic confinement may irreparably damage the mental health of millions in the UK and the world.
Prior to the COVID19 disaster and according to the official statistics, 284 million people globally were already struggling with anxiety and another 300 million with addiction. Pre-pandemic numbers were on the rise compared to two decades ago. The twenty-year increase is significant — almost double for anxiety and quadruple for drug addiction. There is only one reason for that.
The available treatments are not working.
Science is now taking on an exciting new path to radically change the treatment paradigm for mood disorders — Psychedelic Drugs with a Doctor’s prescription. In the past the scientific research in the field was slow, but that pace has recently been changing drastically. Below are natural and chemical substances that are currently prohibited and often stigmatized in many countries but are also in clinical trials at top medical…
