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> Alcohol truly is one of the worst drug we use

I also highly recommend episode about alcohol from Huberman Lab: https://hubermanlab.com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain...

They eye opener for me was how "moderate" alcohol use (like 6 beers over the weekend or 1 beer every day) causes lasting effects. One of them is increasing cortisol levels throughout the week.

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As Homer Simpson famously mused, “the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems”.

What would you expect weekly consumption of 6 tablets of MDMA or some other psychedelic drug to cause? Organ damage, cognitive decline, and anxiety are among the list.

> or some other psychedelic

MDMA, sure, would have severe consequences if consumed so much.

Psychedelics, such as mushrooms or LSD, would cause hardly any harm and simply would stop working due to tolerance build up, unless the user keeps doubling the dose every time.

6 days of LSD a week or even weekly can easily make you believe really weird things (often with a spiritual bend), though it depends on the dosage. I'm pro LSD but I've seen a ton of people change massively from overly frequent use.

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