Psilocybin against tobacco addiction
A positive treatment perspective for one of the current most persistent and deadliest addictions comes from a psilocybin-assisted smoking cessation study carried out at the
September 22, 2014
OPEN FOUNDATION News & BLOGs
The OPEN Foundation has published hundreds of blog posts since its inception in 2007, including interviews with many leading psychedelic experts. On this page, you can access our publications that address various interdisciplinary topics, substances, and therapies.
The Therapeutic Potentials of Salvinorin A
Salvia divinorum is a sprawling perennial herb found in the Sierra Mazatec region of Mexico. It has a history of use as a divinatory psychedelic,
July 23, 2014
In Memoriam Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin
With great sadness, the OPEN foundation would like to acknowledge the death of maverick chemist Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin, who passed away on June 2nd. Dubbed
June 4, 2014
Autism and LSD-25 – Freeing the Most Imprisoned Minds?
In the early sixties, a number of controversial clinical investigations were published involving the administration of LSD-25 (lysergic acid diethylamide) to young children said to
May 29, 2014
Ketamine Reconsidered
Ketamine is causing a lot of ‘buzz’ inside neuropsychiatry at the moment. Duman and Aghajanian called the substance in Science (2012) “the biggest breakthrough in
April 26, 2014
New study may explain magic mushrooms' effects
New research by a group of mainly Britisch scientists, based on fMRI brain scans, has shown that the use of psilocybin (the active constituent of
January 29, 2014
New online survey on ayahuasca and mourning
The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research And Service (ICEERS) are setting up an ambitious research project to study the effects of ayahuasca, called “Exploring
December 19, 2013
Prehistoric mushroom use in Spain
Europeans may have used magic mushrooms to liven up religious rituals 6000 years ago. So suggests a cave mural in Spain, which may depict fungi
March 18, 2011
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