From Amazon retreats to clinical research: The rise of psychedelic therapy
Could hallucinogenic drugs one day become part of mainstream NHS care?Claire Torpey had tried traditional forms of mental health support, including counselling. But she says there was still something she could not shake."There was a deep sadness. There have been reports of participants dying after attending retreats and ceremonies abroad.For Claire, however, she says the experience was transformative."It wasn't until I started taking these medicines that it started to lift," she says."I started to find a place of peace and happiness.
- ▪Could hallucinogenic drugs one day become part of mainstream NHS care?Claire Torpey had tried traditional forms of mental health support, including counselling.
- ▪But she says there was still something she could not shake."There was a deep sadness.
- ▪There have been reports of participants dying after attending retreats and ceremonies abroad.For Claire, however, she says the experience was transformative."It wasn't until I started taking these medicines that it started to lift," she say
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From Amazon retreats to clinical research: The rise of psychedelic therapyImage caption, Claire Torpey attended retreats in Central and South America where participants legally take psychedelics as part of guided therapeutic programmesByCollette HoweNorth East and CumbriaPublished1 hour agoFrom retreats in the Amazon to clinical trials in Newcastle, psychedelic therapy is attracting growing attention as a possible treatment for depression. Could hallucinogenic drugs one day become part of mainstream NHS care?Claire Torpey had tried traditional forms of mental health support, including counselling. But she says there was still something she could not shake."There was a deep sadness.
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