There was a recent study suggesting that an ingredient in psychotropic mushrooms alleviates OCD symptoms…?
Question by Amy: There was a recent study suggesting that an ingredient in psychotropic mushrooms alleviates OCD symptoms…?
This enhances research on the beneifts of chemcials derived from other illicit substances (most notable marijuana) in easing symptoms from a multitude of diseases. Do you believe it is more important to keep these drugs illegal or use them to alleviate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, cancer and other illnesses. Is there a happy medium that can be struck between keeping these drugs away from peope for purely recreational purposes and providing people suffering from illnesses a beneficial drug?
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Answer by W. Paul C.
There was also research done recently which showed that a mushroom trip had a profound effect on many research subjects. Many compared it to the birth of a child or the death of a parent, considering it one of the most important experiences in their lives.
Certainly currently illicit substances should be open game for research into their possible medicinal qualities. To rule these substances out simply because we have been told by the government that they are bad, and we are naughty to even think about taking them, is simply irrational.
A happy medium would be difficult to come by. Think of the increasinly widespread abuse of prescription medicines. The same thing would happen if any actual treatments were devised from an illicit substance. This may need to be accepted as the cost of doing business. Considering the number of people who routinely get smashed just to forget their worries, and then try driving home, people taking psyclocibin recreationally in order to have a mystical experience should probably not be our biggest concern.
From the study I mentioned:
“In the study, more than 60 percent of subjects described the effects of psilocybin in ways that met criteria for a “full mystical experience” as measured by established psychological scales. One third said the experience was the single most spiritually significant of their lifetimes; and more than two-thirds rated it among their five most meaningful and spiritually significant. Griffiths says subjects liken it to the importance of the birth of their first child or the death of a parent.
Two months later, 79 percent of subjects reported moderately or greatly increased well-being or life satisfaction compared with those given a placebo at the same test session. A majority said their mood, attitudes and behaviors had changed for the better. Structured interviews with family members, friends and co-workers generally confirmed the subjects’ remarks. Results of a year-long followup are being readied for publication.”
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