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- From: ppennane@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen)
- Subject: LSD and alcoholism
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.095317.12613@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Organization: University of Helsinki
- References: <1992Dec8.210712.29673@Cadence.COM> <1992Dec14.152311.1@pomona.claremont.edu> <1992Dec15.035011.22594@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 09:53:17 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec15.035011.22594@u.washington.edu> lamontg@stein.u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist) writes:
- >PTSD is probably better treated with MAOIs. And Solomon Snyder wrote that
- >the LSD + Alcoholism issue had been layed to rest as not producing any more
- >efficacy -- no citation, but I tend to trust him.
-
- What does this mean? Sure, every therapeutic use of psychedelics has
- been almost laid to rest for a long time now, but it doesn't say much
- about their actual efficacy if used right. With a good setting and
- positive expectations some of those alcoholics should get a plus-four or a
- near plus-four magical experience if given a large dose of acid, which would
- make them enjoy life and stop drinking. And as far as I remember this
- actually happened in the studies done in the sixties. Now they could give them
- some ecstasy too (when they're sober of course).
-
- I trust Solomon too - the issue had been laid to rest inefficacy given
- as the reason, but I think it will surface again.
-
- Petrus
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