Psychedelic therapy in the treatment of addiction: the past, present and future

R Zafar, M Siegel, R Harding, T Barba… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelic therapy has witnessed a resurgence in interest in the last decade from the
scientific and medical communities with evidence now building for its safety and efficacy in …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical perspectives on the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic actions of psilocybin in psychiatric disorders

AB Wulff, CD Nichols, SM Thompson - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Psychedelic compounds have shown extraordinary potential in treating a wide range of
neuropsychiatric disorders. Psilocybin, for example, has now been shown in several clinical …

Percentage of heavy drinking days following psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs placebo in the treatment of adult patients with alcohol use disorder: a randomized …

MP Bogenschutz, S Ross, S Bhatt, T Baron… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although classic psychedelic medications have shown promise in the treatment
of alcohol use disorder (AUD), the efficacy of psilocybin remains unknown. Objective To …

Synaptic effects induced by alcohol

DM Lovinger, M Roberto - 2023 - Springer
Ethanol (EtOH) has effects on numerous cellular molecular targets, and alterations in
synaptic function are prominent among these effects. Acute exposure to EtOH activates or …

Therapeutic mechanisms of psychedelics and entactogens

BD Heifets, DE Olson - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2024 - nature.com
Recent clinical and preclinical evidence suggests that psychedelics and entactogens may
produce both rapid and sustained therapeutic effects across several indications. Currently …

Psychedelic targeting of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 and its implications for the treatment of alcoholism

K Domanegg, WH Sommer, MW Meinhardt - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alcohol abuse is a leading risk factor for the public health burden worldwide. Approved
pharmacotherapies have demonstrated limited effectiveness over the last few decades in …

Acute and long-term effects of psilocybin on energy balance and feeding behavior in mice

N Fadahunsi, J Lund, AW Breum, CV Mathiesen… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Psilocybin and other serotonergic psychedelics have re-emerged as therapeutics for
neuropsychiatric disorders, including addiction. Psilocybin induces long-lasting effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Mini-review: the neurobiology of treating substance use disorders with classical psychedelics

MM Urban, MR Stingl, MW Meinhardt - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The potential of psychedelics to persistently treat substance use disorders is known since
the 1960s. However, the biological mechanisms responsible for their therapeutic effects …

[HTML][HTML] Psychedelic therapy's transdiagnostic effects: a research domain criteria (RDoC) perspective

JR Kelly, CM Gillan, J Prenderville, C Kelly… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating clinical evidence shows that psychedelic therapy, by synergistically combining
psychopharmacology and psychological support, offers a promising transdiagnostic …

Classic psychedelics and alcohol use disorders: A systematic review of human and animal studies

J Calleja‐Conde, JA Morales‐García… - Addiction …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Classic psychedelics refer to substances such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
psilocybin, ayahuasca, and mescaline, which induce altered states of consciousness by …