Event Name: NIH Workshop on Psychedelics as Therapeutics: Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities

Date: 01/12/2022 at Noon

Location: Virtual

Provider: Concept Health Systems

Program Area: Adult Mental Health Treatment

Media Attending? Unknown

Who's Attending? Martha Velez-Ruiz, Omar Kawash, Diana Morales

Virtual Option? Yes

Organizer Contact Email: mmorales@concepthouse.org

Organization or Event Webpage: https://www.concepthouse.org/

Overview: Hallucinogens, psychedelics, and entactogens all appear to induce similar changes in neural network growth and function and so are sometimes grouped as “psychoplastogens.” Data suggest that psychoplastogens may facilitate changes in memory, behavior, and thought patterns, an effect that can be harnessed to therapeutic benefit. Therefore, the purpose of the workshop is to examine findings related to psychoplastogens in the treatment of depression, post-traumatic stress, and substance, and alcohol use disorders.