Psilocybin for Pain and TBI
An episode of the Neural Pharm Podcast podcast, hosted by Dr. Colby Burns, PharmD and Dr. Christopher Toney, PharmD, titled "Psilocybin for Pain and TBI" was published on August 2, 2023 and runs 31 minutes.
August 2, 2023 ·31m · Neural Pharm Podcast
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Structural comparison of DMT, psilocin, and serotonin.
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