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This New Psychedelic Drug Treats Depression Without the Trip, Study Says
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This New Psychedelic Drug Treats Depression Without the Trip, Study Says

New psychedelic helps depression without a trip! Check out how drugs can help improve lives.

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Researchers have synthesized a new psychedelic capable of treating depression — without the hallucinations typically associated with psychoactive drugs, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature.

Recent advances with psychedelics like ketamine have hinted at a powerful potential for treating mental health conditions like anxiety, addiction, and depression. But psychoactive drugs can — as the name implies — have substantial side effects.

Beyond the hallucinations — which are both loved and scorned, depending on the expert — there are other possibly harmful side effects, like cardiac toxicity.

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"Psychedelics are some of the most powerful drugs we know of that affect the brain," said the University of California's David Olson, a chemist. "It's unbelievable how little we know about them."