- 1.12.2024
- News
The Naked Scientists: US veteran describes life with a brain injury
What is it like to live with a TBI? Sean served for 27 years as a marine in the US army. Concussions and head knocks can happen to anyone, but they are particularly common in the military, and can inflict wounds that aren’t always immediately apparent…
- 1.12.2024
- News
NPR: Kentucky backs away from plan to fund opioid treatment research with settlement money
Fifty billion dollars is on its way to state and local governments over the coming years. The pool of funding comes from multiple legal settlements with pharmaceutical companies that profited from manufacturing or selling opioid painkillers. As that money continues to be dispersed, officials are trying to figure out how to spend it best to help communities devastated by the deadly opioid epidemic.
- 1.11.2024
- Stanford Research
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Smithsonian Magazine: A Lesser-Known Psychedelic Drug Shows Promise for PTSD Treatment
Ibogaine, derived from a central African shrub, has been used in rituals for two millennia. But in a small study, it appeared to reduce symptoms of PTSD among veterans
THE INTERCEPT: CONGRESS IS PUSHING REVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH ON PSYCHEDELIC TREATMENTS FOR THE MILITARY
A provision in the annual defense bill would have the Pentagon run clinical trials for members of the military with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Marijuana Moment: Veteran Access To Psychedelics Requires Balance Of Speed And Caution, Says Panel With VA And Former CDC Officials
Experts and advocates—including a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official and a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—recently convened for a Harvard University panel to discuss efforts to expand veteran access to psychedelic-assisted therapy.