Slashdot Mirror
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
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.........