Psychedelics: once viewed as emblematic of the countercultural revolution, these drugs may now be crucial to fighting rising mental illness rates. Take a trip with us to learn about both the controversy, and promise, of the growing field of psychedelics research.

Produced/Edited by Mike Solazzo, Ananda Kalukin, and Campbell Key.

Art By: Savannah Flores.

Our sources are:

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/10/microscopy-reveals-how-psychedelics-light-brains-neuropathways

https://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20220218/magic-mushrooms-depression-relief-study

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/psychedelic-treatment-with-psilocybin-relieves-major-depression-study-shows

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/health/psilocybin-depression.html

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/Documents/Psilocybin%20evidence%20report%20to%20OHA%206-30-21_Submitted.pdf

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31132970/#:~:text=Psychedelic%20plants%20and%20fungi%20have,first%20person%20to%20ingest%20LSD.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2014/sep/02/psychedelic-psychiatry

https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-scheduling#:~:text=Schedule%20I%20drugs%2C%20substances%2C%20or,)%2C%20methaqualone%2C%20and%20peyote.

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