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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by valec on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:05PM (#27990894)
no, it's not. best estimates (admittedly poor) put the incidence around 1/50,000 for frequent users.

considering the potential mental health uses and the extremely low toxicity (i'm not sure anybody has ever overdosed on lsd) banning psychedelics would be a huge mistake.

and > They can turn functioning people into permanently non-functioning ones. It is an incredibly dangerous drug. applies to legal drugs too. alcohol for example. or painkillers or benzos.

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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by iammisc on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:14PM (#27990959)
One drink of alcohol is unlikely to lead you to become unstable. I don't know about the others.

I didn't call for a blanket ban. LSD may have therapeutic uses (other debilitating drugs like paracetamol do), but the self-dosing that people do 'for fun' shouldn't be tolerated.

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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by scollet on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @11:04PM (#27992356)
You called for a blanket ban.
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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by iammisc on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:18AM (#27992738)
Sorry, I figured doctor prescriptions were not included. My view is that they should be a controlled substance, the way they are now. You'd have to show amazing cognitive effects for an illness to legalize it for prescription. I don't know the science here though.

By 'absolute ban' I mean they should be controlled, and classified as an illegal drug. This is not something people should self-medicate. Those using without a prescription or worse, distributing, should be jailed.

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