Psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm and curiosity

Post by grogenaut » Sun, Nov 05, 2023, 6:05 PM UTC

vorpalhex wrote: post #15

bobosha wrote: post #3

I wish there was more support to not just decriminalize but legalize psychedelics broadly. I know there are plenty of ongoing clinical trials, but the collection of Psilocybin, LSD, Mescaline, Ibogaine is genuinely a treasure chest and probably the best thing that has happened to medicine in a long time, if not ever. Edit: i highly recommend watching Michael Pollan's "How to change your mind" (Netflix documentary). h…

Psychdelics can and do kill meaningful amount of people, almost exclusively due to injuries while under their affects. 147 psychedelic deaths over three years - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1523208/ I'll have to find a youtube video but there's a good one with one of the psychdelic guru's describing a trip where had mis-dosed (he didn't realize the mushrooms he was consuming were significantly stronge…

Post by gymbeaux » Sun, Nov 05, 2023, 6:05 PM UTC

fullspectrumdev wrote: post #19

almatabata wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you say legalize broadly i guess you mean allow doctors to prescribe it to their patients with proper protocols and not just allow anyone to buy it over the counter?

When I talk about legalising drugs, I mean being able to buy them with the same level of control as beer or cigarettes.

Post by debo_ » Sun, Nov 05, 2023, 6:09 PM UTC

freedomben wrote: post #24

vorpalhex wrote: post #15

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Psychdelics can and do kill meaningful amount of people, almost exclusively due to injuries while under their affects. 147 psychedelic deaths over three years - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1523208/ I'll have to find a youtube video but there's a good one with one of the psychdelic guru's describing a trip where had mis-dosed (he didn't realize the mushrooms he was consuming were significantly stronge…

If 147 in 3 years is "a meaningful amount of people" then we're gonna need to ban a lot of other stuff to stay consistent.

Post by freedomben » Sun, Nov 05, 2023, 6:10 PM UTC

gymbeaux wrote: post #23

fullspectrumdev wrote: post #19

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When I talk about legalising drugs, I mean being able to buy them with the same level of control as beer or cigarettes.

Because beer and cigarettes are both mind-altering drugs yet get a pass because of mostly-economic reasons.

Post by ggpsv » Sun, Nov 05, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

jseliger wrote: post #4

Arubis wrote: post #2

For those so inclined, Tara Brach had a lovely interview with Roland early this year: https://overcast.fm/+SWwgtYFDM From the podcast summary: Meditation, Psychedelics, Mortality: A conversation with Tara and Roland Griffiths - Roland is a long-term meditator, a psychopharmacologist and professor at Johns Hopkins, and a leader in researching the clinical effects of psychedelics, including their impact on those strugg…

I'm not a psychedelic researcher, but I have taken psychedelics, and I recently wrote "Strange trip: Psychedelics and confronting the fear of death:" https://jakeseliger.com/2023/09/25/strange-trip-psychedelics... , which covers similar themes.