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Religion
Does Religion Get You High?

Gary Laderman Ph.D. on January 31, 2024

We know that psychoactive substances are used for religious life, but how might religious life be a form of drug use?

We know that psychoactive substances are used for religious life, but how might religious life be a form of drug use?

Religion
The Rise of Sacred Drugs for Existential Struggles

Gary Laderman Ph.D. on December 18, 2023

The most obvious example of sacred drugs today are psychedelics, and the revivalistic-like Psychedelic Renaissance is the vehicle now trailblazing a path into the mainstream.

The most obvious example of sacred drugs today are psychedelics, and the revivalistic-like Psychedelic Renaissance is the vehicle now trailblazing a path into the mainstream.

Religion
Drugs and Religious Life

Gary Laderman Ph.D. on August 2, 2023

There is so much more to the prevalence of drugs in America than their purported recreational or medicinal values.

There is so much more to the prevalence of drugs in America than their purported recreational or medicinal values.

Education
Education on the Brink

Gary Laderman Ph.D. on May 22, 2023

It appears that America is at a critical juncture when imagining the purpose of teaching students to think about their world and themselves.

It appears that America is at a critical juncture when imagining the purpose of teaching students to think about their world and themselves.

Religion
Can Drugs Help Us Prepare for Death?

Gary Laderman Ph.D. on August 15, 2022

Perhaps the most humane response to an impending death is to find ways to alter consciousness, moods, and orientations that can ease the transition and reimagine its meaning.

Perhaps the most humane response to an impending death is to find ways to alter consciousness, moods, and orientations that can ease the transition and reimagine its meaning.