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The Comeback of Psychedelics in Psychiatry
Psychedelic drugs declared illegal at the end of the 1960's are now turning out to have medical benefits after all. We hear about the results of recent studies and the controversy over continued research with LSD, Ecstasy and magic mushrooms.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPsychedelic drugs declared illegal at the end of the 1960's are now turning out to have medical benefits after all. We hear about the results of recent studies and the controversy over continued research with LSD, Ecstasy and magic mushrooms.
Also, President Obama issues a national security brief, and nightlife returns to the streets of Baghdad.
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3 storiesObama's National Security Brief Released Today
President Obama has not issued a national security strategy since 2010. Supporters and critics have been eager to see a new one. Today, the White House released an update , and National Security Adviser Susan Rice went to the Brookings Institution to talk about it.
Read the story7 minA Psychedelic Revival in Modern Medicine
The over-use and abuse of LSD, magic mushrooms and other hallucinogens in the counter-cultural sixties led to a federal ban signed by Richard Nixon in 1970. Nobody says it's time to "tune in, turn on and drop out" again, but researchers around the country report that psychedelics have real medical benefits after all.
Read the story34 minCurfew Lifts and Baghdad Is Partying Again
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has lifted the nighttime curfew in the city of Baghdad, imposed by the US military 12 years ago. "Baghdad feels different." Bars, nightclubs and beauty salons have reopened, and the streets are full of people.
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