psychedelics
Blue Man Group founder turns his head into wild canvas for wearable art — he's 'making baldness cool'
Similar to how people express their personalities through hair and nails, performer Chris Wink realized he could do that with his head.
Companies looking to offer psychedelic drug therapy coverage for employees: report
A growing number of companies are exploring the possibility of offering psychedelic drug therapy for their employees as a cost-saving and effective means of mental health treatment, according to a...
'Psychedelics' book returned to library 37 years late as mysterious note apologizes for 'long, strange trip'
It took nearly 37 years, but a book titled "Psychedelics" finally found its way back on the shelves of a Colorado library after taking "a long strange trip," a note...
Fox News' Jesse Watters has surprising explanation for getting under the skin of radicals to understand their extreme views
"I’d always assumed someone’s political belief system was based upon the books they’d read or the media they’d consumed," writes Watters in his new book. "Not entirely."
Darius Rucker caught with marijuana, psychedelic pills before arrest
The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman allegedly told police that the substances were given to him by his girlfriend.
Cary Grant tripped on LSD 100 times — years before Timothy Leary's hippies
"Timothy Leary and the Baby Boomers did not usher in the first psychedelic era. They ended it," writes author Benjamin Breen in the new book "Tripping on Utopia."
Are magic mushrooms the new oxycodone? Ingredient could help treat chronic pain: new study
Here's how scientists discovered that an injection of psilocybin -- the active ingredient in magic mushrooms -- potentially provides long-lasting relief.
In crowded field of psychedelic startups, Filament CEO makes case for 'natural' drugs
A recent boom in psychedelic research has given way to a bumper crop of startups seeking to harness the potential of mind-altering drugs for treating depression, addiction and other conditions.
Conn. man, 21, arrested after $8.5M worth of psychedelic mushrooms found in home 'drug factory'
Westen Soule, 21, of Burlington, was arrested Thursday at his Lyon Road home after a tipster called the state's Narcotics Task Force.
I host psychedelic retreats — why I think magic mushrooms are the new booze
A reformed UK party animal is one of many health-conscious revelers ditching the bottle in favor of taking mushrooms.
Inside the church of ayahuasca, where pastor says the drug is their 'sacrament'
Pachamama Sanctuary in Casco, Maine uses ayahuasca — a mind-altering drug — as a worship aid, something that is a longstanding tradition in some South American cultures.
PTSD may be cured by 'ecstasy' therapy: breakthrough MDMA study
If approved, MDMA "would be the first novel treatment for PTSD in over two decades,” said one expert. "PTSD patients can feel some hope."
'Wolf of Wall Street': Illegal psychedelic cured my addiction and opiate cravings
"Wolf of Wall Street" Jordan Belfort is preaching the power of the the controversial illegal psychedelic ibogaine, claiming it cured him of his addiction and craving for opiates.
Marijuana, hallucinogen and alcohol use at record highs in the US
It's not just teenagers or young adults who are buzzed: Middle-aged adults between 35 and 50 are shattering drug-use records nationwide.
I'm a mom who microdoses on magic mushrooms to be 'present'
For Tracy Tee, microdosing mushrooms works like magic.
Psychedelic therapy for stressed workers gains traction at firms: report
An survey found that of those 7% who were treated with ketamine, a whopping 86% showed improvement in their symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
This disease can be treated with 'magic mushrooms': new study
It was "the most important experience of my life," said one study participant, a normally reserved 32-year-old attorney.
Minneapolis effectively decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
Minneapolis' Democratic mayor has ordered police to stop enforcing laws that criminalize the purchase and use of psychedelics, such as magic mushrooms -- effectively decriminalizing the mind-altering drugs. Mayor Jacob...
Treasury head dined on psychedelic mushrooms in China: report
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate four portions of jian shou qing, a type of wild mushroom known for its hallucinogenic effects, during her visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported
Drug dealers openly hawk mushrooms in Washington Square Park
A half-dozen drug dealers are brazenly advertising and selling magic mushrooms on display at their tables in the Greenwich Village park.