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The article offers a perspective on the growing interest in the treatment of mood disorders with psychedelic drugs. It describes the mechanism of action of psychedelic drugs. An overview of the results of a randomized clinical trial on the efficacy of psilocybin compared with escitalopram for major depressive disorder is provided. It discusses ethical considerations for the psychedelic-assisted therapy and offers a look into the expansion of psychedelic research into other areas of psychiatry.
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The article addresses substance misuse among students enrolled in colleges and universities. Topics discussed include consequences of substance misuse among adolescents, especially with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic and its societal complications, most used substances on college campuses which includes alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, and overall patterns of substance use.