Psychoactive drug

An illustration including a photo of a person with a VR headset in front of a warped colored background

This Scientist Wants You To Do Psychedelics in VR

The combination of intense hallucinations and a digital world may actually hold the key to the next generation of mental health therapy.

J Gordon Curtis

Illustration of a sad face melting in front of a psychedelic graphic in the shape of a human head

BAD TRIP

Psychedelic Hype Is Hurting More People Than We Realize

While much has been made about the power of these drugs to treat pernicious mental health issues, what gets lost are the people who get hurt in the process.

Katie MacBride

A picture of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, who told CNN she accidentally ate magic mushrooms while on a trip to China.

‘DELICIOUS’

Janet Yellen Opens Up About Eating Magic Mushrooms in China

“I was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. I learned that later,” the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury said.

Isabella Ramirez

K-HOLE A-HOLE

Elon Musk Microdoses Ketamine to Manage Depression: Report

The billionaire tweeted this week that he believes ketamine to be “a better option” for treating mental health issues than traditional medication.

AJ McDougall

EXPENSIVE TRIP

Kentucky’s Risky Bet to Fight Opioids With Psychedelics

The Bluegrass State thinks the hallucinogenic drug ibogaine could help stop opioids from ravaging its communities.

Noah Daly

PSYCHED OUT

A Biotech Startup Used DMT to Successfully Treat Depression

A new clinical trial found a 57 percent remission in depression symptoms over 12 weeks, after just a single intravenous dose the drug.

Neel V. Patel

Psychoactive drug

This Scientist Wants You To Do Psychedelics in VR

Psychedelic Hype Is Hurting More People Than We Realize

Janet Yellen Opens Up About Eating Magic Mushrooms in China

Elon Musk Microdoses Ketamine to Manage Depression: Report

Kentucky’s Risky Bet to Fight Opioids With Psychedelics

A Biotech Startup Used DMT to Successfully Treat Depression

Psychedelics Are Surging—at the Expense of Indigenous People

These Therapists Want to Help You Trip on Ecstasy

Psychedelic Toad Venom Boom Threatens Species’ Survival

Why Scientists Invented a Magic Mushroom That Has No Magic

Are Psychedelics the Next Big Treatment for Depression?