Restoration & clarity
– toward being better
Tag: health
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Congratulations, Mr President—Now Let Us Make Mental Health a National Priority
Congratulations to President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND on their 2026 election victory. As the new term begins, we urge one priority that has waited long enough: mental health. Zambia has the law. It needs the budget. In 2019 Zambia passed the Mental Health Act No. 6 of 2019, replacing the 1949 Mental Disorders Act…
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A Note on Our Approach to Ibogaine, Psilocybin & Cannabis-Based Therapies
We’ve had some good conversations recently with partners and community members about what the Maccabeus Foundation actually does when it comes to Ibogaine, Psilocybin, and cannabis-based therapies — and we want to be clear and upfront about it. We do not currently offer, administer, or sell these therapies The Maccabeus Foundation does not provide, administer,…
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UNODC World Drug Report 2026: What the Numbers Mean for Africa’s Youth
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its World Drug Report 2026, and the numbers tell a sobering story. Drug use is climbing faster than the global population, treatment remains out of reach for almost everyone who needs it, and young people — especially in Africa — are carrying an outsized…
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Global Shifts in Psychedelic Laws: What’s Changing and Why It Matters
Recent reporting by BBC Future highlights a significant and evolving global conversation around the legal status of psychedelic substances such as psilocybin (the compound in “magic mushrooms”), MDMA, and others — a shift driven by both scientific research and new approaches to drug policy around the world. For decades, most psychedelics were tightly controlled under…
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