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NIH Director Praises Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics
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Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, has expressed positivity towards the therapeutic potential of psychedelics during a public discussion. The speed of change surrounding the acceptance of psychedelics is notable and can be seen in the changing attitudes towards substances such as opium, previously used by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union to relax with their "women's tonics."
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