Canary Islands on Red Alert: Record Mental Health Absences
The Canary Islands have found themselves in the eye of a perfect storm combining precariousness, emotional overload, and a healthcare response that is unable to meet demand. Working days lost due to temporary incapacity caused by psychological disorders have increased by 112% in five years, the highest increase in the country, according to Diario de […]
Sex and Psychedelics: How they could improve your sexual and emotional life
Recent studies reveal how substances like psilocybin, MDMA, or LSD could enhance sexual experiences, emotional bonds, and communication in relationships. For years, psychedelics were viewed with suspicion, reduced to the stereotype of chaotic “trips,” loss of control, and escapism. But today, science is beginning to look beyond the stigma and uncover the true potential of […]
“Psilocybin will be legalized in the United States in two to three years”
Psychologist, psychonaut and teacher, Iker Puente will also participate in Fuertedélica, the Psychedelic Conference of Fuerteventura. Around 500 therapists and scientists work in Spain in the field of psychedelics applied to mental health, most of them underground, according to Iker Puente‘s estimates. Iker knows this well, as many of them have trained at the Integrative […]
Tantra and MDMA as vehicles to shake off centuries of Western puritanism
Raúl del Pino, author of the book ‘MDMA, Sex and Tantra’, will participate in Fuertedélica as a member of the round table ‘MDMA, from party to couch’, along with Fernando Caudevilla and José Carlos Bouso. Below, and to warm up, an extract from the first chapter of the mentioned book: “Under the effects of ecstasy, […]
“The refusal to authorize MDMA as a medication has done a huge favor to ‘underground’ therapy”
2024 was expected to be the year of the consolidation of the “psychedelic renaissance.” However, the FDA, the drug regulatory agency in the US, has rejected the approval of MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress. José Carlos Bouso, scientific director of ICEERS and speaker at Fuertedélica, analyzes in this interview the causes behind this […]
The United States Rejects the Approval of Therapeutic MDMA Use
In a controversial decision, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided not to approve the therapeutic use of MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders. This decision represents a significant setback in the field of mental health, limiting the therapeutic options available to millions of people suffering […]
From the Dance Floor to the Therapy Couch: A Brief History of MDMA
MDMA was first synthesized by Anton Köllisch at the pharmaceutical company Merck in Germany. The young German chemist developed 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in his quest for an alternative chemical method to synthesize hydrastinine. The molecule was patented on December 24, 1912, but was never tested on humans. With the outbreak of World War I, Köllisch was recruited […]
“New psychoactive substances are poor substitutes for classics like MDMA”
Fernando Caudevilla, also known as Doctor X, will be speaking at Fuertedélica, the Psychedelic Conference of Fuerteventura, about one of his favorite molecules, MDMA, a substance that is making its way back into psychologists’ offices after reigning on the dance floors for four decades. We talked with Doctor X about MDMA culture, new chemical drugs, […]