This week on NPR's Short Wave podcast, we're diving into the science behind drugs like psychedelics and ketamine. So far, we've heard from scientists trying to untangle the effects of the "trip" that ...
Ibogaine, a psychedelic compound found in plants native to central Africa, is notorious for the intensity of the trips it induces. Those who consume it are plunged into vivid hallucinations, often ...
One of my chronically depressed patients recently found a psychoactive drug that works for him after decades of searching. He took some psilocybin from a friend and experienced what he deemed a ...