1.0Beyond Bluehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblueBeyond Bluehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblue/author/tborchardTreating Chronic Depression and Anxiety With Hallucinogens and Marijuana - Beyond Bluerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YwZ6OFUEWE"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblue/2010/09/treating-chronic-depression-an.html">Treating Chronic Depression and Anxiety With Hallucinogens and Marijuana</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblue/2010/09/treating-chronic-depression-an.html/embed#?secret=YwZ6OFUEWE" width="600" height="338" title="“Treating Chronic Depression and Anxiety With Hallucinogens and Marijuana” — Beyond Blue" data-secret="YwZ6OFUEWE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Johns Hopkins just published an interesting summary of the research out today on treating mood disorders with hallucinogens. In the most recent Depression and Anxiety Health Alert, the author chronicles the history of hallucinogens and how they affect the central nervous system to release the right kind of neurotransmitters. Per Hopkins: Hallucinogens (also called…http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/files/import/imgs/marijuana.jpg