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Using ‘trip killers’ to cut short bad drug trips is potentially dangerous

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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As interest in psychedelics has grown, so has interest in ways to end a bad trip.

Key Points: 
  • As interest in psychedelics has grown, so has interest in ways to end a bad trip.
  • Recent research reveals that people are giving potentially dangerous advice on social media on how to stop a trip that is less than pleasurable.
  • One of the earliest descriptions of a psychedelic experience in western literature can be found in Aldous Huxley’s 1953 book The Doors of Perception.
  • Research shows that if someone is in a bad mood or depressed then they are more likely to have a bad trip, as are people who take too high a dose.

Trip killers

  • Few clinical studies have examined trip killers, but one has found that ketanserin – a drug used to treat high blood pressure – reverses the psychedelic effects of LSD.
  • A recent article in the Emergency Medical Journal analysed posts on Reddit about trip killers.
  • Trip killers were discussed most often for LSD (235 posts), magic mushrooms (143 posts) and MDMA (21 posts).

Receptor blocking

  • To kill a trip then, one simply has to give the drug user another drug that blocks (rather than activates) the 5-HT2A receptor.
  • Many prescription drugs can do this and they tend to be antipsychotic drugs.
  • Quetiapine from the list above is one popular example, while another antipsychotic, olanzapine, was mentioned in 14 posts in that study.
  • Similarly, the atypical antidepressants trazodone and mirtazapine also block the 5-HT2A receptor.


Colin Davidson has previously received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH, USA) and the European Community for projects related to stimulant drug abuse and novel psychoactive compounds respectively. He is currently a paid consultant with the Defence Science Technology Laboratory (MOD) working on new psychoactive compounds.

PM Hasina and GCA CEO meet ahead of COP28; commit to drive $1bn in climate finance in support of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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GCA is committed to leveraging its resources to work with the Government and its partners to design, finance, and implement adaptation solutions to sustain this path to prosperity.

Key Points: 
  • GCA is committed to leveraging its resources to work with the Government and its partners to design, finance, and implement adaptation solutions to sustain this path to prosperity.
  • The Government of Bangladesh spends an estimated US$1.2bn each year to finance adaptation needs.
  • However, the financing needs identified in the government’s Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (MCPP)  to address the threat of climate change exceed US$8.5bn each year.
  • Without greater funding climate change will undermine Bangladesh’s strong development trajectory and the poorest will be hardest hit.

Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Increase Transparency on Course Materials for College Students

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelson Center for Public Policy (MCPP) commends Governor Gavin Newsom signing into law Assembly Bill 607 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles), and Sabrina Cervantes (D-Inland Empire), which will increase transparency of course-related costs on online course schedules.

Key Points: 
  • The legislation will help students plan and budget for college by providing clear and comprehensive information about the cost of textbooks, online homework codes, and other course materials for each class.
  • Students spend an average of $938 per academic year on textbooks and course-related materials, according to the California Student Aid Commission's 2021-2022 Student Expenses and Resources Survey .
  • "Especially while we're seeing increased cost of living, tuition, and types of course materials, AB 607 will provide much-needed cost transparency that will have a positive impact on college students across California."
  • "AB 607 helps close price transparency gaps by requiring colleges to list course material estimates on online course schedules."

EQS-News: datac becomes “q.beyond Consulting Solutions”: IT service provider integrates subsidiary into group brand

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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Cologne, 15 May 2023 – IT service provider q.beyond has made further progress in integrating its subsidiaries and standardising its portfolio.

Key Points: 
  • Cologne, 15 May 2023 – IT service provider q.beyond has made further progress in integrating its subsidiaries and standardising its portfolio.
  • Within the “One q.beyond” project, the former subsidiary scanplus was integrated into the group brand at the beginning of the year.
  • As part of the same project, datac, the Microsoft specialist taken over in 2021, has now been renamed with immediate effect as “q.beyond Consulting Solutions”.
  • q.beyond Consulting Solutions has a special focus on consulting and introducing cloud-based Microsoft environments at companies.

Acuity, Inc. Attains New Microsoft Cloud Partner Status in Digital & App Innovation, Azure

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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RESTON, Va., April 18, 2023  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Acuity, Inc., a leading federal technology consulting firm, announced today that it has attained official Microsoft Solutions Partner status in Digital & App Innovation, Azure, under the new Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP). The Microsoft Solutions Partner status recognizes Acuity's broad capability to help customers build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on premises, and at the edge.

Key Points: 
  • Acuity, Inc., a leading federal technology consulting firm, announced today that it has attained official Microsoft Solutions Partner status in Digital & App Innovation, Azure, under the new Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP).
  • The Microsoft Solutions Partner status recognizes Acuity's broad capability to help customers build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on premises, and at the edge.
  • RESTON, Va., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Acuity, Inc., a leading federal technology consulting firm, announced today that it has attained official Microsoft Solutions Partner status in Digital & App Innovation, Azure , under the new Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP).
  • The Microsoft Solutions Partner status recognizes Acuity's broad capability to help customers build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on premises, and at the edge.

EQS-News: q.beyond designated as Solutions Partner for comprehensive Microsoft expertise – from Cloud to Modern Work to Security

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Cologne, 21 March 2023 – q.beyond has been designated as a Solutions Partner in Microsoft’s new partner program, reflecting its proven expertise in a total of five categories: “Modern Work”, “Infrastructure Azure”, “Data & AI Azure”, “Digital & App Innovation Azure” and “Security”.

Key Points: 
  • Cologne, 21 March 2023 – q.beyond has been designated as a Solutions Partner in Microsoft’s new partner program, reflecting its proven expertise in a total of five categories: “Modern Work”, “Infrastructure Azure”, “Data & AI Azure”, “Digital & App Innovation Azure” and “Security”.
  • In these areas, the IT service provider can point to numerous successful projects with existing and new customers.
  • To acknowledge its comprehensive performance and expertise in “Modern Work”, q.beyond has also been designated via its datac subsidiary as a Microsoft FastTrack partner.
  • “At present, we are noticing that customers have a great need for solutions involving the topics of hybrid cloud, modern workplaces and cybersecurity.

Textbook Price Transparency Bill Passes Major Legislative Hurdle

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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A bill requiring textbook price transparency in Californias higher education systems took a significant step forward this week, passing the Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously with a bipartisan 11-0 vote.

Key Points: 
  • A bill requiring textbook price transparency in Californias higher education systems took a significant step forward this week, passing the Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously with a bipartisan 11-0 vote.
  • The cost of textbooks is an added burden, and no student should be surprised by high-cost materials, said Michelson.
  • This bill will ensure that students know upfront how much they will have to pay.
  • The Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires campuses receiving federal funds to disclose textbook costs and ISBN numbers for textbooks on the course schedule.

Leaders in Education and Social Justice Praise Bold Action to Expand Protections for Incarcerated Students

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Monday, October 11, 2021
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The bill makes California the first state in the nation to provide protections to incarcerated students as they seek to attain a post-secondary education.

Key Points: 
  • The bill makes California the first state in the nation to provide protections to incarcerated students as they seek to attain a post-secondary education.
  • Two-thirds of those who leave prison are back within three years, often due to a lack of education or training opportunities.
  • Through our foundations, and with our partners, we have long been a proponent of smart justice.
  • Many for-profit institutions are offering courses to incarcerated students with credits that do not transfer to a 4-year institution or offer translatable job skills.

Tokio Marine HCC Joins IFC to Increase Lending by Up to $5 Billion in Emerging Markets

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Tokio Marine HCC is proud to partner with IFC and participate in its MCPP, as its purpose aligns with our own values regarding corporate social responsibility and innovation within our industry.

Key Points: 
  • Tokio Marine HCC is proud to partner with IFC and participate in its MCPP, as its purpose aligns with our own values regarding corporate social responsibility and innovation within our industry.
  • Tokio Marine HCC is a member of the Tokio Marine Group, a premier global company founded in 1879 with a market capitalization of $32 billion as of March 31, 2020.
  • Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.
  • Tokio Marine HCC is the marketing name used to describe the affiliated companies under the common ownership of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware-incorporated insurance holding company.