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Re:Is There a Case for Skepticism of Psychedelic Therapy? by FireBeyond on Saturday September 07, 2019 @04:25PM (#20906286)
I tend to disagree. I see as many comments along the lines of "We need to be using psychedelics, now", how great they are, far more than "we need to be clinically testing these drugs, now". Many have made up their mind, and the trials (in their eyes) are only a confirmation / barrier to the adoption.
Re:Is There a Case for Skepticism of Psychedelic Therapy? by boomboomsubban on Saturday September 07, 2019 @06:20PM (#20906987)
>Many have made up their mind, and the trials (in their eyes) are only a confirmation / barrier to the adoption.

Have you asked these people if they feel testing is unnecessary? Proponents are generally arguing against the ongoing prohibition, and their certainty and urgency could still involve clinical trials.

Re:Is There a Case for Skepticism of Psychedelic Therapy? by grawprog on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:16PM (#20906567)
As someone who's had some positive mental benefits from psychedelics with depression and anxiety, I wouldn't recommend the way I went about it at all. I would very much like to see proper controlled clinical tests, guided usage, proper dosages figured out, how these drugs affect the brain and why they bring about the results they do.

The thing is though, with some psychedelics, such as peyote, psilocybin, ayahuasca, there is actually hundreds of years of usage. Most of those were used for centuries by the people local to the areas they grew and there are records of it.

But in general, I personally would enjoy seeing far more studies done to learn about all these different drugs that affect our brains in such spectacular ways.

Re:Is There a Case for Skepticism of Psychedelic Therapy? by yahyaheee on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:18PM (#20906579)
Agree with TaylorAlexander people are saying psychedelics are great because they have used them in their own lives with positive effects. Granted we need to proceed very cautiously as they aren’t good for everyone and can go very wrong
Re:Is There a Case for Skepticism of Psychedelic Therapy? by TaylorAlexander on Saturday September 07, 2019 @04:50PM (#20906430)
Certainly they were in wide public use for decades without catastrophic effects. I’m a little concerned that rapid legalization would lead to some unexpected problems, but maybe I’m too cautious given the history of widespread use.