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Hallucinogenic Drugs

LSD research could help schizophrenia, bipolar patients

October 03, 2008
A discovery about the hallucinogenic drug LSD could lead to new treatments for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. U.S. researchers have found a biochemical link between the 'acid trips' triggered by LSD and psychotic delusions in the brain. They say this link could be the key to new drugs to treat psychotic episodes associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Read more »

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Catch a Falling Star
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...the 1970s and Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix was a user of hallucinogenic drugs, especially LSD, he led a... Read more »

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Treatment and Hope for Young People with Schizophrenia
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...could be bipolar disorder or substance abuse, taking hallucinogenic drugs, rarely it could be a... Read more »

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It’s a Puzzlement!
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This post is a hard one for me.  I am really opening myself up, exposing a very private... Read more »

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