Can psychedelics treat mental illnesses?

first scientistPsychedelics are back in the science lab! After being banned for ~50 years research has started up again to determine if psychedelics can treat mental illness. The answer isn’t as simple as you might think.

Psychedelic drugs contain DMT and mescaline. These mind-altering substances became a drug of choice for the hippies, especially during the 1960s when many popular musicians and celebrities used the drug, as did their followers. Continue reading