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Published in Future Human

·Mar 22, 2021

Scientists Are Using Psychedelics to Help People Cope With Racial Trauma

‘The nice thing about ketamine is it gives you this really nice third-person perspective’ — At Connecticut’s Behavioral Wellness Clinic, therapist Mailae Halstead keeps a careful eye on her patients as they’re “pulled through time.” She’s there as they watch themselves survive a traumatic moment from a bird’s-eye view, or feel reimmersed in a joyful experience. …

Psychedelics

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Scientists Are Using Psychedelics to Help People Cope With Racial Trauma
Scientists Are Using Psychedelics to Help People Cope With Racial Trauma
Emma Betuel

Emma Betuel

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