Entheogenesis – Planting seeds for earth, body, and mind
Australian Psychedelic Society
The media plays an important role in the public debate regarding Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD). AOD Media Watch is run by a group of researchers and clinicians who work in the field. We aim to improve the reporting of AOD issues through putting the spotlight on stories that contain misinformation, perpetuate unnecessary moral panic and stigma. At AOD Media Watch, our mission is to improve media reporting on AOD-related issues. We engage with the media by critical analysis of articles published across Austra
Conversations that were once along the lines of “wow, psychedelics seem to be a useful treatment for almost any kind of mental health problem” have transitioned to something more like “the psychedelic medicine industry sure has a lot of problems.”
At the heart of this transition is debate about medicalisation, decriminalisation and broader drug law reform. Will making psychedelic medicines legal leave them less accessible when most people who already use psychedelics do so outside of a medical setting? In the short term at least, it won’t. The first psychedelic medicines will be incredibly expensive until the industry achieves significant economies of scale. But will psychedelic medicines mean more acceptance of these substances in the long term? It’
Entheogenesis – Planting seeds for earth, body, and mind
Australian Psychedelic Society