9 Best Articles in 2022
The Guardian
We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat depression
The Guardian
5 min read · From 2020 · At Imperial College we’ve been comparing psilocybin to conventional drugs – and the results are potentially game-changing, says Robin Carhart-Harris · Shared by 289, including Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Liliane Ferrari ™, Graham Brown-Martin, Jason Silva, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Ethan Zeigler, Neil Hart 💙, ron boger, Bruce Lawson
The Guardian
Portugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?
The Guardian
~19 min read · From 2017 · The long read: Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime · Shared by 136, including frankcunhaiii, Martin Howard, Fernando Sousa, Grzegorz Wapiński, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Alain, Charles Baldwin, Hugo Corbucci, Fern, Merkstatt, Nat Eliason
Big Think
ADHD drugs might also treat Alzheimer’s disease
Big Think
2 min read · Jul 12th · Noradrenaline-targeting drugs, including blood pressure, depression, and ADHD meds, improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms. · Shared by 198
MIT Technology Review
What do psychedelic drugs do to our brains? AI could help us find out
MIT Technology Review
1 min read · Mar 16th · The words people used to describe their trip experiences could lead to better drugs to treat mental illness. · Shared by 120, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Allison Arieff, Howard Getson, Jennifer Ouellette
Aeon+Psyche
How each generation gets the drugs it deserves
Aeon+Psyche
~14 min read · From 2017 · LSD in the ’60s; ecstasy in the ’80s; ‘smart’ drugs today: how we get high reflects the desires and fears of our times · Shared by 74, including Mark Kaigwa, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Martin Rajcan, Kris Fannin, Alex Alexakis, Thomas Power, Nir Eyal, Vaughan Bell
nature
Psychedelic drugs take on depression
nature
10 min read · Aug 27th · Mind-altering drugs might provide relief for those who don’t respond to conventional therapies — but does the hype outweigh the hope? · Shared by 70
WIRED
The High-Stakes Race to Engineer New Psychedelic Drugs
WIRED
~15 min read · Jul 26th · As psychedelic therapies for mental health go mainstream, companies are recruiting chemists to create patentable versions of hallucinogens. Critics say it’s all a bad trip. · Shared by 286, including Brian Ahier, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
The Guardian
Russell Brand: my life without drugs
The Guardian
~11 min read · From 2014 · Russell Brand has not used drugs for 10 years. He has a job, a house, a cat, good friends. But temptation is never far away. He wants to help other addicts, but first he wants us to feel compassion for those affected · Shared by 73, including Daniel Fritzsche
Insider
4 supplements that can become lethal when combined with certain prescription medications, according to a pharmacologist
Insider
3 min read · May 25th · Common supplements, such as St. John's wort, calcium, and iron, can reduce the efficacy of certain drugs, like antibiotics and antiviral medication. · Shared by 291
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nature
Psychedelic drugs take on depression
nature
10 min read · Aug 27th · Mind-altering drugs might provide relief for those who don’t respond to conventional therapies — but does the hype outweigh the hope? · Shared by 70
Salon
Why returning to medicine’s roots in nature could help fill drug discovery gaps
Salon
4 min read · Aug 7th · Some scientists are looking for new drugs in nature rather than synthesizing them in the lab. Here's why · Shared by 165
phillymag.com
This Is Why Prescription Drugs Have Such Weird-Ass Names
phillymag.com
~11 min read · Aug 6th · And why you can't get the Ozempic jingle out of your head. · Shared by 105
GQ Magazine
Is the World Ready for Extremely Effective Weight-Loss Drugs?
GQ Magazine
2 min read · Sep 19th · A new class of medicines has the potential to permanently change the way we think about obesity. · Shared by 91, including Daniel Kraft, MD, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
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Big Think
Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen are used to treat chronic pain. What if they cause it?
Big Think
3 min read · May 17th · Chronic pain is often thought to be caused by inflammation. A provocative new paper suggests inflammation could actually prevent it. · Shared by 297, including Tim
The New York Times
Opinion | How Should We Do Drugs Now?
The New York Times
~11 min read · 2021-07-09 · The war on drugs is ending. Now we have to figure out what the peace looks like. · Shared by 48, including Alexandra Sifferlin, Daniel Gilbert, Howard Getson, Matthew Holt, Michael Calore, MAPS
FORTUNE
Psychedelic drugs may transform mental health care. And big business is ready to profit from the revolution.
FORTUNE
From 2020 · Silicon Valley legends. Billionaire financiers. Patent attorneys. They're all awakening to the massive potential of an industry preparing to emerge from darkness. · Shared by 184, including The 420 Radio Show 🇨🇦💨💨✌️, Tim Ferriss, John Nosta, Thomas Power, Jonathan Kogan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, Beth Price Almeida, Psymposia, Mike Novogratz, Liliane Ferrari ™, MAPS, Polina
nature
First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed
nature
3 min read · From 2019 · In a small trial, a cocktail of drugs seemed to rejuvenate the body’s ‘epigenetic clock’. · Shared by 249, including Vishal Gulati (I back scientists), Martina Grolimund, Rick Powell, Balaji Srinivasan, Martina Pugliese, Alain, Thomas Power, Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, 瑞拿頭, Eric Topol, Matt Turck, Merkstatt, Warren Whitlock, Marc Eglon, Roger Highfield, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Mark_Sisson, The Crypto Dog🫐, slumos, Luca M. Sergio
Ars Technica
First, do no harm: An argument for a radical new paradigm for treating addiction
Ars Technica
10 min read · 2021-12-26 · Ars chats with author Maia Szalavitz about her book, Undoing Drugs · Shared by 77, including Jennifer Ouellette, Nir Eyal, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Maia Szalavitz
Undark Magazine
Why Birth Control Side Effects Have Eluded Science
Undark Magazine
8 min read · Mar 7th · Birth control users say that the drugs can alter their moods. Why have scientists struggled to find a link? · Shared by 208, including Deborah Blum, Corinna Mies
Timothy McSweeney
What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You
Timothy McSweeney
4 min read · Jan 14th · The War on Drugs You make your own paella and take super long naps on Saturday. Like over two hours, consistently. You prefer the smallest possible... · Shared by 126, including Amy Walter, Robin Wigglesworth, Digg, Kevin M. Kruse, Holden Thorp, Science EIC, Agnes Callard, luis antónio santos, Eli Pariser 🏞📲, Matt Frieman, caroline sinders, Austin Kleon, Kelsey D. Atherton, Karen K. Ho, Mark Hogan, Merlin Mann, Fareed Mosavat, M.G. Siegler, Matthew Herper, Mac McCann
Salon
Why returning to medicine’s roots in nature could help fill drug discovery gaps
Salon
4 min read · Aug 7th · Some scientists are looking for new drugs in nature rather than synthesizing them in the lab. Here's why · Shared by 165
Science Magazine
Meet the ‘psychobiome’: the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, and act
Science Magazine
~19 min read · From 2020 · Scientists hope to turn gut microbes or their products into new antidepressants or drugs for other brain disorders · Shared by 162, including Tauno, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Matt Walton R.TCMP, Liv 😷, AAAS, Mathew Ingram, John Hagel, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, fnord, Ward Plunet, Thomas Power, News from Science
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