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Afterglow
PsychedelicResidual positive psychological effects persisting in the days following a psychedelic experience — a documented pattern distinct from the acute drug effects during the trip itself.
Example: Researchers at Imperial College London have tracked this pattern after psilocybin sessions in clinical trial participants, lasting well beyond the dosing day itself.
What is "afterglow" after a psychedelic experience?
Residual positive psychological effects persisting in the days following a psychedelic experience — a documented pattern distinct from the acute drug effects during the trip itself.
Who has studied the afterglow effect?
Researchers at Imperial College London have tracked this pattern after psilocybin sessions in clinical trial participants, lasting well beyond the dosing day itself.