TEXT MESSAGE SHAKES UP DRUG POLICY LANDSCAPE

President Trump signed an order to speed up research on psychedelic drugs after a text from Joe Rogan. Find out how this affects medical trials.

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President Trump signed an executive order to speed up research on psychedelic drugs. This is a major policy change following a text message from Joe Rogan.

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Joe Rogan text to Trump leads to faster psychedelic drug research

President Trump signed an order to speed up research on psychedelic drugs after a text from Joe Rogan. Find out how this affects medical trials.

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Spotlight: Psychedelics in Palliative Care, Ready for Primetime! Making the Case for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (Horowitz, et al, 2024)

"Preliminary evidence demonstrates that Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) can significantly improve depression, demoralization and existential distress in seriously ill people"

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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2847667 #Ketamine and #esketamine can be tested as active placebos and administered in all the ways other psychedelic medicines are. These medicines are FDA approved and have been studied for 60+ years. Compare #psychedelics in a double blind study with ketamine. Wild that this isn’t the common approach in #psychedelicresearch

This article reports that a single dose of psilocybin can lead to lasting shifts in life values, including greater appreciation for life and self-acceptance, with changes linked to acute experiences of unity and euphoria. The findings come from a controlled trial in healthy volunteers and highlight how the psychedelic state may influence personal values over weeks.

This topic is of interest to psychology because it examines how altered states of consciousness can shape core beliefs, self-perception, and prosocial concerns, contributing to discussions about personality, meaning, and well-being.

Article Title: Can a psychedelic journey change what you value most?

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/psilocybin-triggers-lasting-changes-in-personal-values-for-healthy-volunteers/

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#psychedelics #psychology #personalvalues #psychedelicresearch #wellbeing

Impact of subanesthetic ketamine delivered via AmyloLipid nanovesicle (ALN)-based intranasal system on biobehavioral responses in an animal model of PTSD - PubMed

Ketamine holds promise for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but challenges remain in delivery and sustained effects. This controlled study evaluates a novel intranasal formulation, employing AmyloLipid nanovesicles (ALN) to enhance ketamine's therapeutic efficacy in a predator …

PubMed
https://psychedelicmentalhealth.net/spotlight-n-n-dimethyltryptamine-elicits-antidepressant-and-anxiolytic-effects-in-helpless-mice-a-comparative-study-with-s-ketamine-da-sousa-silva-et-al-2026/ Spotlight: N,N-dimethyltryptamine elicits antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in helpless mice: a comparative study with S-ketamine (da Sousa-Silva, et al, 2026)
#DMT compared with #ketamine variant, #esketamine in mice. #depression #anxiety #psychedelics #psychedelic #psychedelicresearch
Spotlight: N,N-dimethyltryptamine elicits antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in helpless mice: a comparative study with S-ketamine (da Sousa-Silva, et al, 2026)

DMT compared with ketamine variant, esketamine in mice.

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#til one if the first #ketamine studies for #mentalhealth was in 1973 out of #iran “The Use of Ketamine in Psychiatry” by
E. Khorramzadeh M.D, A.O. Lotfy M.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Pahlavi University School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran
Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Pahlavi University School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran #psychedelics #ketaminetherapy #psychedelicresearch #nowar

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The article argues that ideological concerns and media sensationalism, rather than scientific evidence of harm, shaped the global prohibition of psychedelics in 1971, with diplomacy and political context playing central roles.

The piece highlights how political and cultural factors influence perceptions of psychology-related substances, making it of particular interest to those studying how societal narratives shape mental health policy and research access.

Article Title: New analysis shows ideology, not science, drove the global prohibition of psychedelics

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/new-analysis-shows-ideology-not-science-drove-the-global-prohibition-of-psychedelics/

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