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Could Mind-Expanding Drugs Lead to Medical Breakthroughs?

Researchers have long thought that psychedelic drugs might effectively treat a range of psychiatric and neurological ailments. But, Professor David Nutt and Dr Robin Carhart-Harris of Imperial College London argue, government bans in the late 1960s have prevented researchers from studying these compounds for decades. While recent research has lent credence to early hypotheses about their potential, more research needs to occur before any resulting treatments could come into widespread use, and governments must amend restrictions on the substances, they say....

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Published By: Dana - Friday, 7 September

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