Substance Use

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) confirmed once again that marijuana continues to be the most used substance worldwide. According to its World Drug Report for 2023 released this week, there were approximately 219 million marijuana users in 2021, or some 4.3% of the...

Recovery. When we use this word to mean “get better” (instead of “get back”), we can apply it to myriad experiences. We can recover from a physical injury; we may also recover from the loss of a loved one; or, as 20 million Americans may tell you, we can also...

This article was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission. A new study shows that psychedelic use was associated with a decreased use of other drugs and substances. The research paper, entitled Changed Substance Use After Psychedelic Experiences Among Individuals in...