Psychedelics: entering a new age of addiction therapy Psilocybin, the compound that makes mushrooms magic, is showing promise as a treatment for several psychiatric illnesses.…
Mind-expanding exploration at London’s Kew Gardens The Intoxication Season, Mind Altering Plants and Fungi at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, ran from 20 September to 12 October 2014.…
Oxycodone may be riskier than other addictive opioids, research suggests Investigating the differences between opioids could aid researchers’ understanding of drug abuse.…
Expensive night outCharging a fee for being drunk in A&E would do little to improve people’s attitudes to alcohol.…
Promoting drug-free sport as a doping control officer Pharmacist Carole Hunter, a doping control officer at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2014, explains her part in trying to rid sport of performance-enhancing drugs.…
How to support patients as they withdraw from alcoholAlcohol Awareness Week 2012 takes place on 19–25 November. This article offers some practical tips for managing patients with chronic alcohol dependence…
