Posted by MSM on March 23, 2001, at 23:37:50
In reply to Re: Scientists test hallucinogens for depression » steve, posted by Cam W. on March 20, 2001, at 9:52:29
> Steve - In the late fifties and early sixties many studies were done on treating people with serotonergic disorders (eg OCD, panic, etc.) and alcoholism using LSD and peyote. In researching a term paper years ago I found that there seemed to be a very good success rate in treating a few people with OCD and even more with alcohol (and other substance abuse) problems.
Freud, it has been reported, once treated an opium addict by replacing the opium with cocaine. He gave the patient 3 lbs of coacaine. Twelve weeks later the patient returned and proclaimed that he was free of his opium addiction and had 2 lbs of cocaine left (what a cure).
> Then Tim Leary got ahold of LSD and screwed it up for the scientific community. Media scares about LSD soon put a stop to the studies. The real problem was that LSD was used in uncontrolled environments and in improper dosages and in unpure forms (eg mixed with strichnine or atropine).
I spent an evening with Tim Leary in the early 90's and I have to say he did not seem to be very "enlightned". He was a wonderful, older gentleman but I felt good that I had given up psychedilics after only 150 experiences.
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