First LSD Test In 40 Years Reveal Drug Helps Terminal Patients Prepare For Death

EwanPalmer writes "The first controlled LSD study in more than 40 years reveals the drug could be used to help people with terminal illnesses deal better with death. The study, published in the Journal of nervous and Mental Disease, showed that 12 people who agreed to take the banned hallucinogenic drug during therapy sessions felt 'significant reductions in anxiety' about their lives ending."

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Welp, that's the end of that

[Anonymous Coward]

The bible thumpers who think we should all face death kicking and screaming and in maximum pain will put an end to this research forthwith.

Article not quite right

[swb]

I'd say it was more like the first test in 24 years, I remember it being tested extensively in college.

I do remember there was often a sense of finding a higher meaning or truth, but come morning we could never remember what it was. It was maddening. So one time I borrowed a pocket dictation machine during our, uh, testing, and we thought we'd record this great insight we had.

Even though we finally went to bed with the idea that we had, at last, captured this great truth for posterity, when we listened to the tape the next day we were disappointed to find out that all we had recorded were the semi-coherent ramblings of some guys on LSD,

Re:Article not quite right

[Bite The Pillow]

What's after the comma? Oh please, there's a comma. There has to be something after the comma. What's after the comma? For fucks sake, what's after the comma?

Re:Article not quite right

[symbolset]

Dude, that is the part of the story you are supposed to fill with your imagination.

Re:bad trip to the power of infinity?

[fustakrakich]

Eventually he went away but took my walls and ceiling with him.

You mean he stole your tent?

Re:Is this even news?

[Anonymous Coward]

It's just a ploy from the anti-drug people.

After the trial, they can say: We tried LSD on 40 people and they all died.