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VA is committed to safely exploring all avenues that promote the health of our nation’s Veterans. In line with this goal, VA conducts studies under stringent protocols at various facilities…
Can psychedelic drugs, once banned, help relieve mental illness?
Decades after most hallucinogens were outlawed as dangerous, researchers are using them to treat disorders like PTSD, depression, and addiction. Still a mystery: How they actually work. https://www.aamc.org/news/can-psychedelic-drugs-once-banned-help-relieve-mental-illness
L.A. dispensaries openly sell ‘magic mushrooms’ as state weighs decriminalization
The cannabis dispensary in a run-down shopping center in coastal Los Angeles County offers the standard fare: pre-rolled joints, vape pens, a wide range of edibles and a selection of…
The Veterans Fighting to Legalize Psychedelics
After 50 years of prohibition, state legislatures in the United States are now considering decriminalizing the drugs. Full story
Effects Of Psychedelic Group Ceremonies On Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury
The non-profit Heroic Hearts Project (HHP), psychedelic retreats and healthcare company Beckley Retreats and Imperial College London (ICL)’s Centre for Psychedelic Research have partnered to advance new research on the…
The VA looks to psychedelic drugs to help veterans suffering with PTSD and other disorders
The VA looks to psychedelic drugs to help veterans suffering with PTSD and other disorders
Jan 05 2023
Jesse Gould, a retired Army Ranger mortar man who was deployed to Afghanistan three times, was diagnosed with PTSD and given all the usual treatments, but none of them worked.…
The Heroic Hearts Project: Veterans and The Impact of Storytelling
In this Veteran’s Day episode, Joe checks in with two members of the Heroic Hearts Project : Founder and President, Jesse Gould, and Chief of Operations, Zach Riggle. Listen
We need to increase research into psychedelics for veterans with PTSD
Last year marked both the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the tragic fall of Kabul, Afghanistan; the beginning and end of a 20-year war that will forever define the current…
YPSG Presents – Military Veterans’ Perspectives on Psychedelic-Assisted Treatments
The panel features three US military veterans, each of whom has worked for organizations that promote awareness and treatment of mental health issues among veterans, with particular emphasis on the…
Psychedelics #2 with veterans Jesse Gould and Juliana Mercer
Join Jon and Will as they discuss psychedelics with Heroic Hearts Project founder, former Army Ranger Jesse Gould, and Sabe Chief Experience Officer, Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer. Listen
‘A Hail Mary’: Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats
Ayahuasca, a vomit-inducing hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — to jungle retreats that have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace. Full…