J Gordon Curtis

Psychedelics pose a problem for researchers by negating their potential to keep participants in the dark about whether they took the drug or a placebo.

Psilocybin and psilocin occur naturally in magic mushrooms — but only one is technically psychedelic.

Two bills in West Virginia are making their way through the conservative-dominated government. Here’s what they propose and how they harshen restrictions.

Vermont introduced two measures that would significantly alter their attitude toward drugs. Let's discuss what they say, along with their potential and shortcomings.

Ethical challenges around using the military and veterans for psychedelic research abound. Let’s examine the health, ethical, and moral implications of this.

ATAI Life Sciences' failed R-ketamine study in January caused a stock freefall, revealing both the volatility and greed of the corporate psychedelics sector.

Psilocybin-containing mushrooms and other hallucinogenic substances are shaking up the field dominated by failing abstinence-only 12-step programs.

Biden recently announced major rollbacks to the accommodations put in place during the pandemic. Here’s what it means for patients

When researchers compare something to a placebo, they aren't comparing it to the absence of any effect. Here's how our body creates real effects from fake drugs.