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In a new study this week, researchers describe their work with experimental compounds that could offer the mental health benefits of a psychedelic drug, without causing people to trip out. Their early research, so far only conducted in mice, might someday provide people with more first-line treatments for illnesses like depression.
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Psychedelics are currently being looked at as possible treatments for mental illness. There are now ongoing clinical trials of drugs like LSD and psilocybin (the main ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms) for conditions including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, sometimes in combination with psychotherapy. Just this month, a new study found that psilocybin plus therapy appeared to be as effective as antidepressants in treating moderate to severe depression.
A former Arlington doctor was recently sentenced to three years in prison after a Virginia jury found him guilty of fetal murder. According to the court documents, Sikander Imran slipped an abortion pill inside his girlfriend’s tea to induce labor.
Arlington Doctor Could Be Deported To Pakistan
Brooke Fiske, the woman romantically involved with Imran told her story to a local … [Read more.]