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Any substance taken to treat a medical condition may have unintended effects, and some of these side-effects might be considered doping. (Shutterstock)

Psychotropic drugs in the Olympic Games: Doping regulations and athletes’ mental health medications

Evidence suggests different psychotropics can affect athletic performance in both positive and negative ways. How does this affect doping rules for athletes who take mental health medications?
Psychedelics have been the subject of a recent surge of interest in their potential therapeutic effects. metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images

AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments

Pinpointing the molecular targets behind the subjective effects of psychedelic drugs could help clinicians and researchers better treat psychiatric conditions.
Sirley Silveira Paixao, an immigrant from Brazil seeking asylum, kisses her 10-year-old son Diego Magalhaes, after he is released from immigration detention in Chicago on July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Drugging detained children is like using a chemical straitjacket

Psychotropic medication is ‘pharmaceutical violence’ against migrant children and other incarcerated youth throughout the United States. Drug addiction is one consequence.

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