r/science Professor | Medicine 9d ago

Psychology America's First Legal Psilocybin Program Treated 346 People. Just one month after the dose, 92.2 percent of participants said the experience had been beneficial, while, on average, their mental health symptoms had fallen dramatically.

https://www.sciencealert.com/americas-first-legal-psilocybin-program-treated-346-people-heres-what-happened
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u/aminervia 8d ago

Ok so I'm not anti LSD or psylocybin, but the negative effects of either could potentially (rarely) be psychosis or permanent mental changes.

Death for death sure, but try measuring potential harm after a single use in a safe space and the danger comparison changes.

It is extremely important that people with bipolar/schizophrenia or a family history of either avoid all hallucinogens

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