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LSD Can Treat Alcoholism
ananyo writes "LSD has potential as a treatment for alcoholism, according to a comprehensive retrospective analysis of studies published in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The researchers sifted through thousands of records to collect data from randomized, double-blind trials that compared one dose of LSD to a placebo. Of 536 participants in six trials, 59% of people receiving LSD reported lower levels of alcohol misuse (PDF), compared to 38% of people who received a placebo. The study adds to the weight of evidence that hallucinogenic drugs may have important medical uses, including, for example, the alleviation of cluster headaches."
They'll stop the first time they see their booze bottles as screaming fanged monsters.
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
The study also found a 47% increase in believing they could fly and 39% increase in the belief that they were covered in spiders over that of the placebo group.
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for it to be pitted against a slightly greater evil
In other news, cocaine addiction has been shown to lower marijuana abuse.
... alcohol can treat LSD addiction.
Long time alcoholics tend to suffer from a duality within the mind, the one who wants to stay sober, and the other that wants to drink.
That's what shandy is for...
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You don't tell the control group that they are taking LSD.
Placebo side effects: dry mouth, and feels a little bit hyper.
The Other drug side effects: a talking dragon asking you live by the sea.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
Acid: Melts in your mind, not in your hand....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Ibogaine? I hear that Santorum is heavy into the Ibogaine... (/HST)
As for FDA approval.. have you EVER watched a commercial for an FDA approved drug? Nice, harmless side-effects like cancer, organ failure, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, blindness, heart failure, brain damage, impotency, birth defects, peripheral neuropathy, weight gain, weight loss, coma, death.
Come on, that's a small price to pay for an erection. Put some perspective in your life!
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Heh. Try holding a few hits of acid in your hand for an hour or two sometime.
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Dude, I'm still waiting for those flashbacks they promised me in the 60's.
Understanding the scope of the problem is the first step on the path to true panic.