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Psilocybin

Definition

Psilocybin

Magic mushrooms’ magic ingredient is a promising treatment for depression

Antibiotic resistance

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Antibiotic resistance

medicine

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Medicine

MDMA

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MDMA

Ibogaine and iboga root

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Ibogaine

Kratom

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Kratom

Methadone

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Methadone

LSD

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LSD

Ketamine

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Ketamine

A pile of nitrous oxide canisters

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Nitrous oxide

Otherwise known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide – N2O – has been used as an anaesthetic since the 19th century

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Ayahuasca

Humans

Tombs in China reveal humans were smoking cannabis 2500 years ago

News

Health

Who should pay when medical drugs become too expensive to buy?

Leader

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Antidepressants