Drugs Lists Music News Listen to 5 scientifically-approved playlists for psychedelic therapy by Sophie Lamberts Music is crucial in psychedelic therapy. In these scientifically approved tripping playlists, each song has its own therapeutic outcome and will create the perfect trippy aesthetic! While Australia has been…
Drugs Interviews News Why do people stop smoking cigarettes after taking psychedelics? by Tom Cameron It’s not just Doja Cat – there are many users of LSD or psilocybin that have reportedly given up cigarettes after a psychedelic experience. Pop superstar Doja Cat recently spoke…
Features LSD and 24-hour jazz: the story of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ by Luke Saunders Don’t stop chasing that elusive tail. We dive down the rabbit hole into one of the ’60s most enduring tunes, Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit. Curiouser and curiouser. Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit…
Arts Drugs News Syd’s First Trip: Home footage of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett’s first experience with LSD by Nick Stillman Watch Syd Barrett’s First Trip, home footage of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett’s first experience with psychedelics. Syd Barrett’s contribution to music was profound, explosive and grievously short-lived. The Pink…
Drugs News Repairman working on a 1960s synth accidentally got super high on LSD by Rianna Manuel A Californian repairman cleaning a 1960s synth went on a mega nine-hour trip after accidentally ingesting vintage LSD through his skin. When working on a standard clean and restore project,…
Features Desolation Center (1985): a desert-dazing frenzy laced with LSD and experimentation by Luka Simonetti Desolation Center was the 1985 desert festival that punched authority in the teeth, taking art-rock and LSD-laced sound experimentation to the next level. Picture this: you’re high tailing it to…
Drugs News Science LSD works just as well as morphine at reducing pain, study finds by Caitlin Hely Scientists have discovered that microdoses of LSD can significantly improve mood and increase pain tolerance in patients, minus the mind-altering side effects. Scientists from the UK’s Beckley Foundation and the…
Drugs News Candy flipping for science: a world-first MDMA and LSD combination trial is going ahead by Mary Ali A pharmaceutical company has just announced that they will commence clinical trials of MDMA and LSD combinations to assess their benefits in therapy. Researchers have been studying the benefits of…
Drugs Health News If this company gets their way, anxiety patients will be dropping LSD by Emily Elvish Following new reports that the majority of the American public supports psychedelic legalisation to some degree, a leading pharmaceutical company has approached the FDA for permission to integrate the substance…
Drugs News Science World-first LSD microdosing study to go ahead at Auckland University by Sam Bowden The “only take half” rule, normally reserved for Splendour In The Grass first-timers, may be getting clinical trials with the University of Auckland receiving final approval to test the effects…
News A Reddit user surveyed 650 psychedelic drug users, here’s what they found by Sarah Gillard Reddit user IncursivePsychonaut surveyed psychedelic drug users to give an in-depth insight into peoples’ subjective experiences taking LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Reddit user IncursivePsychonaut (a familiar face to LSD Reddit…
Books News Brian Blomerth’s Bicycle Day: the Graphic Account of History’s Greatest Chemical Adventure by Dan Shaw Albert Hofmann was an ambitious young man. Each day he set off on his bicycle to ply his trade at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Basel, in the shadow of the Swiss…
Drugs News Hilarious footage of British Marines tripping on LSD has been unearthed by Sophie Heath In 1964 a squad of British Marines were drugged with LSD as part of a bizarre military experiment. The original footage has surfaced and it’s both a concerning and hilarious watch….