Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther...
by ryanmercer on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @11:25AM
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>especially that people are now looking to psilocybin as a means of treating depression
I might be wrong and please correct me if I am, but I'm interpreting you saying that as a bad thing. If you are saying that as if it's a bad, or perhaps 'crazy' thing, why? Why would turning to a natural compound that shows promise, be any different than a synthetic chemical cocktail that similarly interacts with the brain?
Yes I know, natural doesn't eman something is safe or good (I mean, all sorts of things are naturally fatal to humans) but I see this as an actual good thing. What limited exploration with such compounds as a means of treating (or curing) various mental issues looks promising and removing the legal barriers and stigmas associated with these 'drugs' to properly test them seems like a great thing
I might be wrong and please correct me if I am, but I'm interpreting you saying that as a bad thing. If you are saying that as if it's a bad, or perhaps 'crazy' thing, why? Why would turning to a natural compound that shows promise, be any different than a synthetic chemical cocktail that similarly interacts with the brain?
Yes I know, natural doesn't eman something is safe or good (I mean, all sorts of things are naturally fatal to humans) but I see this as an actual good thing. What limited exploration with such compounds as a means of treating (or curing) various mental issues looks promising and removing the legal barriers and stigmas associated with these 'drugs' to properly test them seems like a great thing