It seems that all the best news about psychedelics lately is coming from scientists. You know, those people whose job it is to discover the truth even if it flies in the face of cultural and legal prejudices? Turns out the truth about psychedelics is not so convenient for those who insist on banning them. In a new study, a Norwegian neuroscience team has found that use of psychedelic drugs is not associated with increased risk of mental health problems. In fact, psychedelic users were shown to have a lower risk of mental health issues, including psychosis, anxiety, mood disorders, social phobia, PTSD, and others. More specifically, people who used psilocybin, mescaline, or LSD throughout their lives, or LSD within the past year, were shown to have lower rates of psychological distress, outpatient mental health treatment, and psychiatric medications. This doesn’t mean that psychedelic trips never cause mental problems. “We cannot exclude the possibility that use of psychedelics might have a negative effect on mental health for some individuals or groups, perhaps counterbalanced at a population level by a positive effect on mental health in others,” the researchers write. But on balance, the study shows that people are unlikely to suffer lasting mental health issues due […]
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