addiction

Neuroscientist Carl Hart: Everything You Think You Know About Drugs and Addiction Is Wrong

by

Carl Hart grew up in a rough neighborhood in Miami, selling drugs, doing petty crime, and carrying a gun. But he pulled himself out of the “hood” and became a neuroscientist and now teaches psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the author of High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything … Read more

Ayahuasca and Cancer Treatment

by

Yeah, you read that headline correctly. While ayahuasca is known primarily as a vision-producing entheogen (DMT is the primary active ingredient, when combined with harmaline), it has already shown remarkable power in helping people break deadly addictions (see here, here, and here for starters). One of the people at the forefront of research into the … Read more