Single psilocybin dose may make lasting personality change

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 6:26 AM UTC

spiralganglion wrote: post #8

markbao wrote: post #6

Psilocybin and other psychoactive drugs of the sort somehow affect how we see and think about things. I'm surprised more isn't being done to research these. If it can have such a profound effect on perception and personality, research into psychoactives could reveal insights into how we think and how our personalities work. Fascinating stuff.

And, it could undermine the last few decades of anti-drug propagandizing by the government, DARE, etc. If the government can't justify its War On Drugs, the billions of dollars funding it[1] would have to go somewhere else, and I'm sure the military (and other recipients of this budget) would rather keep that cash flowing. I'm completely with you. These hallucinogenics have a growing mountain of scientific evidence p…

Post by JoshTriplett » Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 6:39 AM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #11

spiralganglion wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And, it could undermine the last few decades of anti-drug propagandizing by the government, DARE, etc. If the government can't justify its War On Drugs, the billions of dollars funding it[1] would have to go somewhere else, and I'm sure the military (and other recipients of this budget) would rather keep that cash flowing. I'm completely with you. These hallucinogenics have a growing mountain of scientific evidence p…

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Post by edtechre » Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 6:42 AM UTC

MarkPNeyer wrote: post #10

i took mushrooms once, and documented my experience. i've gone back and re-read it several times, and each time i do so, i both laugh like crazy and realize i was getting glimpses of ideas i'm only now starting to understand. if you want to read it, here it is: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9465583/ShroomReport.pdf

Post by MarkPNeyer » Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 6:44 AM UTC

edtechre wrote: post #15

MarkPNeyer wrote: post #10

i took mushrooms once, and documented my experience. i've gone back and re-read it several times, and each time i do so, i both laugh like crazy and realize i was getting glimpses of ideas i'm only now starting to understand. if you want to read it, here it is: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9465583/ShroomReport.pdf

How is that enlightening? The doc makes you sound like an imbecile.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 6:53 AM UTC