Jules Evans of The Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project discusses the project and what he and his co-researchers hope to learn from the data they collect.

Reframing a Bad Trip

August 10, 2021 Lynne Nardizzi

This study shows that many psychedelic users turn to storytelling to reframe challenging trips into positive experiences.

Can a Bad Trip Be a Good Thing?

July 23, 2021 Lynne Nardizzi

Psychedelic users say that even bad trips gave them ‘life-altering insights’, a small study finds.

Psychedelics Without Tripping, Update

June 28, 2021 Lynne Nardizzi

In the lab of Dr. Bryan Roth, experiments are underway to remove the powerful hallucinogenic effects from psychedelic drugs.

“There’s one receptor in the brain that psychedelics bind to,” he said, referring to the serotonin 5-HT-2A receptor. “What we’re trying to find is drugs that bind to that receptor (and) activate it, but don’t cause a psychedelic experience and are anti-depressant.”