NIH Funds Research on Psychedelics for Chronic Pain in Older Adults

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

The NIH will put $8.4 million toward studying psilocybin, DMT, LSD, and mescaline for chronic pain in older adults.

The number

$8.4 million

How solid is it?

Not a study

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin, DMT, LSD, mescaline

Published in

Marijuana Moment

Covered in Shroom Scan

May 3, 2024

Section

Psychedelic spotlight

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Psychedelics for Chronic Pain

The National Institutes of Health will put $8.4 million toward researching psilocybin, DMT, LSD, and mescaline to treat chronic pain in older adults.

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