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. …

NIDA's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health. NIDA is one of the National Institutes …

Technology Resource Initiative – Paper of the Month – August 2025 Isolation of psychedelic-responsive neurons underlying anxiolytic behavioral states. Published in Science. Understanding how …

Here we utilized miniScopes to record calcium activities from hundreds of excitatory neurons in the mPFC while mice freely explored restrained social targets in the absence or presence of the …

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 …

The most common substance in these vaping products was cannabis oil (92%) followed by synthetic cannabinoids (5%) and psychedelic substances (1%). Other classes of drugs such as opium and …

Jul 6, 2020 · Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via neurotransmitters. Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their …

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 …

In one such study, we showed that administration of a single dose of psychedelic DOI produces changes in chromatin organization in mouse frontal cortex, particularly at enhancer regions of genes involved …

The prevalence of psychedelics in the two samples is almost identical among blacks; the others and particularly the whites contribute substantially to the higher rate of psychedelic use in Manhattan. In …