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Author: Sam Woolfe

Author: Sam Woolfe

Sam Woolfe

Sam Woolfe is a freelance writer, blogger, and journalist based in London. His main areas of interest related to psychedelics include philosophy, psychology, mental health, and risks. You can follow him on Twitter and find more of his work at samwoolfe.com.

Synthetic Psychedelics. A graphic image depicting a whole psilocybin mushroom on a pale yellow background on the left, and what's presumed to be a synthetic psychedelic compound (with a smiley face) on the right on a soft purple background.

Synthetic Psychedelics. A graphic image depicting a whole psilocybin mushroom on a pale yellow background on the left, and what's presumed to be a synthetic psychedelic compound (with a smiley face) on the right on a soft purple background.

Synthetic Psychedelics Are Sometimes Preferable to Natural Ones

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Ethics, Harm Reduction, Plant Medicines, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics

Psychedelic use in relationships. A couple sitting on what looks like a sidewalk, with their backs to the camera. There is a sunset glow beyond them, and an expanding floral pattern in the sky.

Psychedelic use in relationships. A couple sitting on what looks like a sidewalk, with their backs to the camera. There is a sunset glow beyond them, and an expanding floral pattern in the sky.

Navigating Dating and Relationships as a Psychonaut

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Boundary Setting, Healing, Integration, Mental Health, Psychedelic Integration, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics

Extended Difficulties Following Psychedelic Use. A blue sky with white clouds, and a graphic os a dreamy pink and white winding cloudy road in the centre. There is a small image of a businessman balancing on a tigh rope crossing "road" image from left to right, except the tight rope is broken in the middle.

Extended Difficulties Following Psychedelic Use. A blue sky with white clouds, and a graphic os a dreamy pink and white winding cloudy road in the centre. There is a small image of a businessman balancing on a tigh rope crossing "road" image from left to right, except the tight rope is broken in the middle.

The Most Common Extended Difficulties Following Psychedelic Use

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Anxiety, Harm Reduction, Integration, Mental Health, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelics

Personality Traits. Sihouettes of 7 people in a row on the beach, with the sea and a sinset behind them. They are all at various heights, having just jumped into the air for the photo. All their hands are lifted above their heads, and the person second from the left is holding a guitar in their left hand.

Personality Traits. Sihouettes of 7 people in a row on the beach, with the sea and a sinset behind them. They are all at various heights, having just jumped into the air for the photo. All their hands are lifted above their heads, and the person second from the left is holding a guitar in their left hand.

The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Psychedelic Experiences

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Harm Reduction, LSD, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics

Pessimism Bias. A row of dice with letters on them. The letters spell out "pessimism," but someone's hand is busy rotating the dice to show that it spells out optimism instead. There is a potted plant in the back right corner and some stripes along the light yellow wall in hot pink, cream, and turquoise.

Pessimism Bias. A row of dice with letters on them. The letters spell out "pessimism," but someone's hand is busy rotating the dice to show that it spells out optimism instead. There is a potted plant in the back right corner and some stripes along the light yellow wall in hot pink, cream, and turquoise.

Are Psychedelics an Antidote to Pessimism?

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Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics

Microdosing and heart health. A turquoise background with a close-up of the left side of a person's torso, facing the camera. They are wearing a plain sunny yellow-orange t-shirt, and are holding a red heart cutout in front of where their heart is. There is a crack in the heart, and there are blood-coloured psychedelic liquid patterns floating around it.

Microdosing and heart health. A turquoise background with a close-up of the left side of a person's torso, facing the camera. They are wearing a plain sunny yellow-orange t-shirt, and are holding a red heart cutout in front of where their heart is. There is a crack in the heart, and there are blood-coloured psychedelic liquid patterns floating around it.

Can Chronic Microdosing Cause Heart Damage?

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Harm Reduction, MDMA, Mental Health, Microdosing, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelics

An illustraion of a person in distress being comforted by another person. Behind them is a whitish cloud, and behind that, a larger looming threatening cloud with a menacing face respresenting ketamine's addicitve potential. The background is lilac and has contains a diagram of the chemical composiition of ketamine, a small vial of ketamine, and an injection.

An illustraion of a person in distress being comforted by another person. Behind them is a whitish cloud, and behind that, a larger looming threatening cloud with a menacing face respresenting ketamine's addicitve potential. The background is lilac and has contains a diagram of the chemical composiition of ketamine, a small vial of ketamine, and an injection.

Coming to Terms with Ketamine’s Addictive Potential

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Depression, Harm Reduction, Ketamine, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, Substance Use Disorders

Psychedelics and nature. A serene nature setting with green and slightly psychedelic colors, with two people sitting on the ground in the clearing of the forest who are talking. The image is AI-generated.

Psychedelics and nature. A serene nature setting with green and slightly psychedelic colors, with two people sitting on the ground in the clearing of the forest who are talking. The image is AI-generated.

Integrating Nature into Psychedelic Treatments

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Anxiety, Depression, Integration, Mental Health, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics, Substance Use Disorders

Self-Medicating Alone with Psychedelics.

Self-Medicating Alone with Psychedelics.

The Risks of Self-Medicating Alone with Psychedelics

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Harm Reduction, Integration, Mental Health, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Clinical Trial, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics, Trauma

How MAPS Paved the Way to Legal MDMA Therapy

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MDMA, MDMA Therapy, Mental Health, Psychedelic Clinical Trial, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelics, PTSD

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