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Psychedelic Drug Ayahuasca Improves Hard-to-Treat Depression

A psychedelic drug with a bitter taste that makes you sick is being hailed as a possible treatment for severe depression in people who have not responded to normal antidepressants. According to researchers speaking with New Scientist, ayahuasca showed “dramatic improvements” in those suffering with depression, compared to a placebo. The idea of drinking something so nasty that you literally throw up after consuming it — followed by a psychedelic experience that may or may...