In the last decade, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere have launched new studies investigating whether psychedelic drugs, from shrooms to LSD to DMT, can treat mental disorders ranging from depression and PTSD to anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder....

Ibogaine has shown remarkable proficiency helping people beat drug addictions. The substance, derived from the roots of the African iboga shrub, is growing in popularity in treatment centers in countries where it is legal, particularly to combat opiate addictions....