University Showcase 9/16 8a: There has been a growing interest in the therapeutic benefits of psychedelic substances to treat things like depression. Now a at the University of New Mexico and New York University found that psilocybin, often called magic mushrooms, can help decrease heavy drinking in those with alcohol use disorder when it's combined with psychotherapy.
On this month鈥檚 show we delve into the study with one of the authors, , chief of addiction psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. We also talk with , director of the at UNM and professor of family medicine, about why psychedelics hold promise for treating addiction and underlying trauma.
ADDITIONAL READING
- - Albuquerque Journal
- - Associated Press
- - University of California-Davis lecture by Dr. Larry Leeman
- - NPR
