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Re:Psilocybin 'promising' for depression by arcticbull on Thursday April 15, 2021 @03:29AM (#26817201)
Sure, for weed maybe.

But psychedelics are very different. They're really, genuinely not addictive -- probably because they're not "fun." In fact, they're exhausting. You may feel a lot better after, the experience may be fascinating, but you're in absolutely no hurry to do it again. The whole thing lasts a few hours, but literally feels like months, with numerous epochs along the way.

It's not like the kind of hollow calories of a bag of Cheetos, it's more like a long, difficult workout. That's hard to productize in that way.

Re:Psilocybin 'promising' for depression by bigfudge on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:57AM (#26821251)
>probably because they're not "fun."

You've been doing it wrong ;-) I'm not sure I've ever laughed so much or felt so connected to people. Just thinking about it is making me nostalgic.

Re:Psilocybin 'promising' for depression by varispeed on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:47AM (#26821160)
I don't think that it is a "fun" factor that keeps people addicted. It's the fear of withdrawals.
Re:Psilocybin 'promising' for depression by GordonS on Saturday April 17, 2021 @02:13PM (#26846235)
There are really two different things here: physical dependence (which can mean withdrawals on cessation), and psychological dependence (commonly referred to as "addiction").