The "Nibble It" Problem: What Your Doctor Doesn't Have to Tell You About Off-Label Prescriptions
About half of all US prescriptions are written off-label — for a use, population, or dose the drug was never formally studied for. There's no FDA requirement that your doctor tell you that. We looked at three of the most commonly off-label-prescribed psychiatric drugs and what the side-effect data actually shows at the doses people are actually taking.
Nausea for 12 Hours vs. Sexual Dysfunction for Years: The Side-Effect Math Nobody's Doing on Mental Health Drugs
A single dose of a psychedelic causes nausea and headache that resolve within a day. A daily SSRI or Wellbutrin can cause sexual dysfunction in up to half of patients for as long as they're on it — and one of the biggest names in the daily-pill business has a $757 million fraud settlement to show for how it got there.
Kambo: The Ceremony That Promises Purification and Delivers Peril
A critical look at the frog secretion ritual gaining traction in wellness circles — including the first suspected UK death linked to it — and the medical evidence that should give you serious pause.
What Is Evidence-Based Healing? A Guide to Altitude Global's Standards
The healing and wellness space is experiencing a credibility crisis. Here's how Altitude evaluates practitioners.