Medscape (8/30, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports, “Psychedelics can produce positive changes in attitudes about death and dying – and may be a way to help ease anxiety and depression toward the end of life…research suggests.” In the “retrospective study of more than 3000 participants, near-death experiences occurring naturally or via a psychedelic drug had a ‘remarkably’ similar effect on attitudes about death and dying, with most participants reporting less fear and anxiety around death.” The findings were published online in PLOS One. (SOURCE: APA Headlines)