Effectiveness of psychedelics on alcohol use disorder the focus of U of C study

Researchers at the University of Calgary are embarking on the first-of-its-kind study to test the use of psilocybin as an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). The work, which will be conducted at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, aims to find 128 people with AUD, who will then be assigned to specialized therapists and undergo sessions before and after treatment. Scientists say the study wants to determine if the combination of drugs and therapy will prove to be an effective treatment