Finding Nuance in the Psychedelic Hype Bubble

Some scientists argue we’re living through a psychedelic hype bubble, but are the claims of ground-breaking cure-alls starting to fade?

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If you listen to psychedelic advocates there’s practically no mood disorder that psychedelics can’t cure. We’ve heard that psychedelics will “ revolutionize mental health” and bring new treatments for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, eating disorders…

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PhD student at Cambridge University. Studying the cognitive neuroscience of altered states of consciousness | Writer for Psychedelic Spotlight

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Evan Lewis-Healey

PhD student at Cambridge University. Studying the cognitive neuroscience of altered states of consciousness | Writer for Psychedelic Spotlight