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Re:A Study of Meditation Under the Influence of Psilocybin by olyjohn on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @05:54PM (#21468480)
I'm not an expert on drugs, but comparing psychedelics to any kind of prescription seems... I dunno, like not a very good comparison.

Are there any psychedelics that are openly prescribed the way other "prescription drugs" are? I mean just saying "Abuse of prescription drugs" is such an ambiguous thing. If you're referring to opioids, etc that have an extreme physically addictive effect, that's not at all like how psychedelics work.

Re:A Study of Meditation Under the Influence of Psilocybin by omarchowdhury on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @06:15PM (#21468628)
Prescription drugs were being compared in context of being dispensed under guidance of a licensed professional. The licensed professional isn't always going to be around to make sure the patient doesn't start down the path of substance abuse, and such abuse potentials are not limited to drugs that are by and by chemically addictive.