One more reason to like Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University is looking for people with current or past cancers for a self-exploration study involving mushrooms.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University are seeking volunteers with a current or past diagnosis of cancer who have some anxiety or are feeling down about their cancer to participate in a scientific study of self-exploration and personal meaning brought about by the entheogen psilocybin, a psychoactive substance found in mushrooms used as a sacrament in some cultures, given in a comfortable, supportive setting. Questionnaires and interviews will be used to assess the effects of the substance on consciousness, mood, and behavior.

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Post by: Brendan | July 14, 2008 | Filed Under science 

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7 Responses to “One more reason to like Baltimore”

  1. Recks on July 14th, 2008 7:09 pm

    Just don’t tell the volunteers that Timothy Leary died of prostate cancer in 1996, they’d be in for a bad trip man.

  2. FreeArtWorcester on July 17th, 2008 5:22 pm

    We love Baltimore!!!!!!

  3. Tom (lincoln) on July 18th, 2008 8:53 am

    Buck, you out there? Having recently been unceremoniously booted from the T&G website (don’t ask why, ‘cuz I certainly don’t know) I’m looking for a new place to mock, deride and basically point out the failings of the lockstep Libs in MA. I figured I’d come here and lo and behold, no message board. Where do you get your chat-fixes these days?

  4. Brendan on July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm

    Tom, you’re always welcome to mock and deride me, but for message boards try http://www.worcesterite.com

  5. Tom (lincoln) on July 18th, 2008 3:08 pm

    Thanks.
    I just signed up for Worcesterite and took a look around. Seems okay, but not much political discussion going on. I’ll start a thread sooner or later.
    Oh, and the proviso to “not be a jerk” probably means “do not be anything but a Left-wing ideologue with at least two Deval Patrick stickers on your Prius”, doesn’t it?
    No sweat, I’m used to it.

  6. Mike on July 18th, 2008 3:09 pm

    I want to hear more about how one is kicked off the T&G website.

  7. Tom (lincoln) on July 18th, 2008 7:37 pm

    Yeah, me too.



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