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Links & info

There is of course endless amounts of information to be found on the subject of psychedelics, as its positive effects have been studied for several decades (with an unnecessary pause of around 30 years due to "the War on Drugs"). Below is a small selection with links to studies, articles, interviews, documentaries, videos, and more.

To understand a little more about the benefits and risks surrounding psychedelics - and maybe answer some of the questions you might have yourself - please look through the relatively easy-to-digest content below.  

Of course there is much more, but these links should give you a good start to decide for yourself if a psychedelic treatment is something you would like to try.

 

If you can't find the answers you need or have other follow-up questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.  

Enjoy!

Studies

  • Study from Johns Hopkins on psilocybin, anxiety, depression, death anxiety, and quality of life

  • Additional study from Johns Hopkins on psilocybin and deep depression

  • Study in The Lancet Psychiatry on psilocybin's effect on treatment-resistant depression

  • Link to page with 173 different (mainly ongoing) studies for the curious

  • MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) has lots of information for those who are a little bit extra interested

Articles/interviews

  • Very interesting article on psychedelics and women's health

  • Article about psilocybin and migraines

  • Article where Roland Griffiths (also called "the grandfather of the current psychedelics research renaissance") talks about psilocybin's incredible effects on alleviating death anxiety, curing alcohol addiction, quitting smoking, etc.

Documentaries/videos

  • Psilocybin: Benefits and Risks -In his usual simple and educational way, Dr. Andrew Huberman goes through pretty much what you need to know to get a very good overview of what psilocybin does to us, how amazingly powerful the medicine is, and why the world is so enthusiastic about its healing effects.

  • Fantastic Fungi - documentary on Netflix about the fantastic and magical world of mushrooms

  • How To Change Your Mind - documentary series on Netflix by Michael Pollan, about the history and uses of psychedelics

  • Mental Health Meets Psychedelics - TED talk about how psychedelics represent a paradigm shift in mental health, depression, anxiety, various addiction problems, etc and addresses how judgment/stigma still inhibits development (18 min, comes into psychedelics around minute 5-6)

  • Video clip where the incredible Gabor Maté talks about plant medicines (psychedelics), about how almost all of us carry trauma, how we develop addictive behaviors and other coping skills (such as ADHD) to escape the pain from these traumas, what difficult experiences during the the psychedelic experience really means, etc (he talks for 42 min)

  • Video clip where Gabor Maté skillfully explains how the addictive behaviors we all have (work, alcohol, sugar, sex, shopping, etc) are attempts to deal with the trauma we received as children (10 min)

  • Youtube/Podcast episode (in Swedish) "Psykedelisk Folkbildning", where psychedelics in Sweden are discussed, filled with interesting historical elements/perspectives (3 hours)

  • Episode of The Tim Ferriss Show where his guest is Richard Schwartz, the founder of IFS (Internal Family Systems), an approach in psychotherapy based on the premise that our mind is made up of several different characters that hold different roles and responsibilities; this method is widely used in psychedelic treatment processes, so also in 4000 Veckor (1 hour 47 min)

  • Video clip where Jordan Peterson (clinical psychologist, professor, author, etc.) talks about the mystical experience psilocybin induces (13 min)

  • Really good video clip where Jada Pinkett Smith, entrepreneur Bob Parsons, and several others simply explain how psychedelics helped them with depression, stunted emotional lives, addiction issues, and other personal problems; Michael Pollan also appears here and addresses the risks surrounding psychedelics (35 min)

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Norwegian corner (info in Norwegian)

  • Article in the research magazine Apollon about how ego death and bad trips open up a new life

  • Short clip where the Norwegian Prime Minister's son Magnus Støre is with Skavlan and tells how mushrooms changed his life (2 min)

  • Blog post which summarizes the potential risks of LSD, psilocybin and MDMA (ecstasy)

For those who want to get active

  • Join the Network for Psychedelic Science (NPV), a non-profit association based in Stockholm that works to promote scientific exploration of psychedelic substances;  arranges lectures, film screenings and seminars with the aim of bringing together various interested individuals, clinical professionals and active researchers in relevant fields

  • Become a member of Psychedelic Society, (Psykedeliska Sällskapet) which is "a member-driven non-profit association that creates conditions for transparent conversations and meaningful meeting places where we reflect on the entire psychedelic scene".

If you want additional material, please don't hesitate to ask for recommendations. 

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