I know every time I travel to LA and SF my main impression is that there aren’t enough druggies around.
I know every time I travel to LA and SF my main impression is that there aren’t enough druggies around.
I would be curious what replicated studies have shown your claim though.
See the related studies section for additional examples
The same complication prevents obese people from losing weight, even when employing perfectly effective methods given a cooperative environment.
Set & Setting, dosage is important.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25586396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286320/
Personally for me, it helped me quit alcohol, cannabis, and even alleviated my diagnosed ADHD permanently so I quit taking my prescribed stimulant medications. I used it in a therapeutic environment, not with friends or at a party.
After numerous Ayahuasca ceremonies, turns out my traumas/upbringing led to the addictions in the first place.
>Despite suggestive early findings on the therapeutic use of hallucinogens in the treatment of substance use disorders, rigorous follow up has not been conducted
> Although the open-label design does not allow for definitive conclusions regarding the efficacy of psilocybin
There’s a huge reproducibility problem in studies like this, and what you’re pushing here has not had multiple rounds of conclusive studies to boot. Basing sweeping policies off of one off “studies” or presenting them as objective fact is a dangerous course of action.
I didn't even have any history of doing therapy, but one dose of LSD on my own was enough to completely change my perspective, stop substances, and get me on the path of living healthy. Without it, I probably would've gone down a very dark path few years later; I might not even be alive today.