"It just seemed like some type of weird psychedelic type of thing, but I said, "Eh, let's give it a try.'" Nash's experience was overwhelmingly positive, and he has since become a cuddle-party ...

But for due diligence, she decided to perform the same experiment using LSD, a psychedelic that is not usually associated with hugs or cuddle puddles. That’s when things got really weird.

Interest in psychedelic medicine has been soaring in ... “People are not taking it to go to raves or to end up in cuddle puddles,” said Dr. Gul Dolen, a neuroscientist at the Berkeley Center ...

smoked or snorted and users will often experience a very strong psychedelic high that last around 30 minutes. It works by blocking serotonin in the brain, sometimes known as the 'cuddle hormone'.

He also cited another factor: the cultural stigma of an illegal drug commonly associated with cuddle puddles and ... of inevitability about the future of psychedelic medicine and led to a ...

Each psychedelic experience lasts about 8 hours ... “No one is taking LSD and doing a cuddle puddle.” But the Dölen laboratory is finding evidence that other psychedelics might be doing ...