Hallucinogens Effective For Therapeutic
Hallucinogens effective for Therapeutic in Addiction Treatment
Hallucinogens are drugs that produce hallucinations which produce distortions in a person’s perception of reality. Although, hallucinogens do pose a danger to both our body and mind there is a positive side to hallucinogens for therapeutic uses. The focus will be on three hallucinogens which are LSD, Psilocybin and Ibogaine therapy for their effectiveness for therapeutic uses for addictions to alcohol, smoking cessations etc.
LSD is a hallucinogen that can alter and distort an individual senses. It was originally deprived from a fungus called “ergot”. Pure LSD is a white, odourless, and slightly bitter crystalline powder that can dissolve in water and be taken by mouth or even injected in some cases. LSD is commonly known as “acid”. The effects of LSD can be a positive which is a “good trip” or negative which is a “bad trip” depending on the individual mood and surroundings. In 1943, Dr. Albert Hofmann a Swiss chemist was the first to discover the hallucinogenic effect of LSD and the potential for therapeutic uses.
Lysergic acid diethylamide also knows as LSD has been used as an aid to help cure alcoholism. During the 1960’s scientists conducted around 6 research studies into this foreign idea. The study showed that there were positive effects with controlled dosages of this drug.
The doctors gave small amounts of LSD to in-patients who were registered in an alcoholic treatment program. The dosage of LSD had a positive effect in every trial at their follow up meetings. The dosage lasted the average patient around 6 months and began to fade away by 12. Patients claimed that they gathered more insight into their lives feeling that they had been given a ‘new lease on life’. "On average, 59% of full-dose patients showed a clear improvement compared with 38% in the other groups,"
Most alcoholics have problems that stem from years before which causes them to drink; the LSD made them become more
Hallucinogens are drugs that produce hallucinations which produce distortions in a person’s perception of reality. Although, hallucinogens do pose a danger to both our body and mind there is a positive side to hallucinogens for therapeutic uses. The focus will be on three hallucinogens which are LSD, Psilocybin and Ibogaine therapy for their effectiveness for therapeutic uses for addictions to alcohol, smoking cessations etc.
LSD is a hallucinogen that can alter and distort an individual senses. It was originally deprived from a fungus called “ergot”. Pure LSD is a white, odourless, and slightly bitter crystalline powder that can dissolve in water and be taken by mouth or even injected in some cases. LSD is commonly known as “acid”. The effects of LSD can be a positive which is a “good trip” or negative which is a “bad trip” depending on the individual mood and surroundings. In 1943, Dr. Albert Hofmann a Swiss chemist was the first to discover the hallucinogenic effect of LSD and the potential for therapeutic uses.
Lysergic acid diethylamide also knows as LSD has been used as an aid to help cure alcoholism. During the 1960’s scientists conducted around 6 research studies into this foreign idea. The study showed that there were positive effects with controlled dosages of this drug.
The doctors gave small amounts of LSD to in-patients who were registered in an alcoholic treatment program. The dosage of LSD had a positive effect in every trial at their follow up meetings. The dosage lasted the average patient around 6 months and began to fade away by 12. Patients claimed that they gathered more insight into their lives feeling that they had been given a ‘new lease on life’. "On average, 59% of full-dose patients showed a clear improvement compared with 38% in the other groups,"
Most alcoholics have problems that stem from years before which causes them to drink; the LSD made them become more
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