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- From: cblanc@pomona.claremont.edu (Muffavore)
- Subject: Re: LSD and alcoholics posting on usenet
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- Date: 27 Dec 92 01:20:19 PST
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- > 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).
-
- You're forgetting that alcoholism is a disease, whether a mental or
- physiological addiction...having a good experience isn't going to affect the
- alcoholic's drinking -- he will still need alcohol to function.
-
- >
- > I trust Solomon too - the issue had been laid to rest inefficacy given
- > as the reason, but I think it will surface again.
- >
- > Petrus
-