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8 articles Updated Jun 15, 2026 Education only
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Psychedelic Substances: What Each Compound Is, Not Which to Use

A research-literacy map of the psychedelic substances people microdose or confuse — what each compound is, its class, and what the evidence covers. Education only.

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Atypical and Adjacent Substances: Ketamine, MDMA, and Ibogaine

Ketamine, MDMA, and ibogaine are called psychedelics but work through different pathways, so microdosing claims do not transfer. Education only.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 11 min read
Classic Psychedelics Compared: A Description, Not a Ranking

How the classic serotonergic psychedelics compare on chemical class, receptor target, duration, and what research covers — described, never ranked or recommended.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 11 min read
LSD and Microdosing: The Ergoline and What Its Research Examines

LSD as a compound: the ergoline class, its long duration, the self-blinding microdosing studies, and what the evidence does and does not establish. Education only.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 11 min read
Deeper reference
Novel and Research Chemicals: Where Uncertainty Is Greatest

Novel psychoactive substances and 'research chemicals' have unknown pharmacology and little safety data — where absence of evidence is not safety. Education only.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 10 min read
Other Classic Psychedelics: DMT, Ayahuasca, Mescaline, and the Cacti

DMT and ayahuasca, mescaline, peyote and San Pedro: what these classic psychedelics are and why they are largely not microdosed. Research-literacy, education only.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 11 min read
Psilocybin, the Compound: The Molecule Behind the Mushroom

Psilocybin as a molecule, distinct from the mushroom: a prodrug for psilocin, the most-studied microdosing substance, and what research covers. Education only.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 11 min read
What Microdosing Substance Research Actually Covers

The microdosing evidence base is essentially psilocybin and LSD; for other substances the compound is described far better than any low-dose effect.

Updated Jun 15, 2026 10 min read
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