Okanagan Researchers Explore Whether Psychedelics Could Help Combat Alcoholism
Research has shown that psychedelics may be useful in the treatment of a range of mental-health conditions, including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, Okanagan researchers are looking into whether psychedelics can help manage alcoholism. Okanagan Clinical Trials is among other sites in Finland and Canada taking part in this research. The researchers’ objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of psilocybin in treating alcohol use disorder. Psilocybin is the active ingredient found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. To participate in the trial, all volunteers go through screening after which they participate in 10 therapy sessions, with two of sessions including the…