Oakland Effect: Researchers explore alternative treatments in treating addiction, depression and anxiety

In a Time magazine story last June, Roland Griffiths, the lead researcher of a psilocybin study at Johns Hopkins University, said, "The important point here is that we found the sweet spot where we can optimize the positive persistent effects and avoid some of the fear and anxiety that can occur and can be quite disruptive."

In the Johns Hopkins study, 94 percent of the participants noted improvements in their lives. Their friends and colleagues also overwhelmingly said they noticed marked improvements in mood, temperament and ability to cope with stress among the volunteers. With the gross overmedication of adult America, and the health care crisis among its most vulnerable population, this is all interesting food for thought. Mercurynews.com...read more