Psilocybin to be used as a treatment for opioid addiction in government backed study

By |2024-11-06T03:21:59+00:006 November 2024|

A study led by Imperial College London will investigate if there is a role for psilocybin in the treatment of opioid addiction. It is reportedly the first time research involving psilocybin-assisted therapy to treat substance addiction will be financially backed by the UK Government.  Despite the [...]

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Oireachtas Committee Pushes Decriminalisation of Cannabis in Ireland

By |2024-11-06T03:21:46+00:006 November 2024|

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use has published its interim report into the recommendations of Ireland’s landmark Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use, coming out strongly in favour of decriminalisation. Established earlier this year to further scrutinise the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly, the specialist committee was given until [...]

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