A single dose of the psychedelic drug LSD may ease generalized anxiety disorder for months, a clinical trial has found. The trial results, published Thursday (Sept. 4) in JAMA, include data from 194 people with moderate to severe anxiety across the U.S. The study compared these participants’ responses to different doses of LSD against a placebo treatment. It found that …
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A new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year. mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images A rigorous new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease anxiety and depression for …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published Thursday, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the U.S. for more than a half century. The results from drugmaker Mindmed tested several doses of LSD in patients with moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety disorder, with the …
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