Ecstasy is among the psychedelics that will be studied for possible therapeutic use in clinical practice. — AFP
Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, the US, is launching a new psychedelic research centre where scientists will test the potential of so-called magic mushrooms and other drugs to treat some of the toughest mental health and addiction challenges.
The centre, which was announced on Sept 4, 2019, is believed to be the first in the US and the largest in the world to focus on drugs still better known as symbols of 1960s counterculture than serious medicine.
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