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LSD Microdosing Gaining Popularity For Silicon Valley Professionals (rollingstone.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Rolling Stone reports that an unusual new trend is popping up around the offices of Silicon Valley companies: taking tiny doses of LSD or other psychedelic drugs to increase productivity. "A microdose is about a tenth of the normal dose – around 10 micrograms of LSD, or 0.2-0.5 grams of mushrooms." According to the article, the average user is a 20-something looking to improve their creativity and problem-solving skills. Some users report that the LSD alleviates other problems, like anxiety or cluster headaches. That said, it's important to note that such benefits are not supported by scientific research — yet.
SSRIs? You mean the same drugs that many school shooters seem to be on? Man what a great idea to get more of the populace taking those.
Wait, I'm confused. Exactly how does using these drugs help the US Government?
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
Fortunately LSD has very little association with violent organized crime.
Wellllllllllll.... it may be apocryphal but I have heard that, at least through the early 2000's, almost all of the LSD in the US originated in a handful of biker gang labs.
True? Who knows. And even if so, bikers don't operate on the level of Mexican cartels or Triads. But still. It's been a long time since even the psychedelics were being produced by earnest travelers trying to expand people's consciousness.
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