Kington, Ont. has a first-of-its-kind psychedelic medical centre in Canada at Providence Care Hospital.
The hospital, in partnership with Queen’s University, celebrated the opening of the Centre for Psychedelics Health and Research at Evolving in a grand opening Wednesday.
The project came to light following a “psychedelics research collaborative founded at Queen’s University in 2001, and with new support from the Ontario Brain Institute, and the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression(CAN-BIND),” reads a news release.
Research to explore the therapeutic use of psychedelics in treating mental illness, substance abuse, chronic pain and palliative needs will be conducted at the centre.
“Providence Care is at the forefront of psychedelic health and research in Ontario and in Canada. I have no doubt that the Centre will help our health-care system make informed choices about the efficacy and safety of psychedelics in the future,” said Dr. Claudio Soares, who is a professor of psychiatry at Queen’s University, senior Researcher at Providence Care, …