Aug 29, 2024 · Psychedelic and dissociative drugs can temporarily alter a person’s mood, thoughts, and perceptions. Among other health effects and safety concerns, people who use these substances …

Jan 13, 2026 · If psychedelic-based therapies were to gain FDA approval, protocols to train clinicians will be needed for these therapies to enter mainstream psychiatric treatment, as well as questions …

Jan 24, 2024 · Learn more about NIDA research on the therapeutic potential of psychedelic and dissociative drugs, including psilocybin. Along with other partners at the National Institutes of Health, …

Jan 24, 2024 · Are psychedelic or dissociative drugs already approved as medicines? Are psychedelic and dissociative drugs being studied as potential medical treatments? What is psychedelic-assisted …

Nov 20, 2024 · Methamphetamine is a lab-made (synthetic) stimulant with high addiction potential. When sold as shiny bluish-white rocks or crystals, it may be called “crystal meth,” “Tina,” or “ice.” …

Apr 19, 2024 · MDMA, also called Molly or Ecstasy, is a lab-made (synthetic) drug that has effects similar to stimulants like methamphetamine, although some researchers and organizations consider …

Apr 9, 2024 · Ketamine is a chemical compound used as an anesthetic in humans and animals. 1,2 It was developed decades ago as a less toxic alternative to the drug phencyclidine (PCP), which was …

Learn more about NIDA’s research on the health effects and therapeutic potential of psychedelic and dissociative drugs.

Isolation of psychedelic-responsive neurons underlying anxiolytic behavioral states Published in Science. Authors J Muir, S Lin, I K Aarrestad, H R Daniels, J Ma 1,2, L Tian, D E Olson, C K Kim …

Research Report Series Hallucinogens and dissociative drugs— which have street names like acid, angel dust, and vitamin K—distort the way a user perceives time, motion, colors, sounds, and self. …