Advocates for psychedelic drugs are using the same playbook for marijuana.
and develop a distorted sense of reality. In clinical trials, mental health professionals combine psychedelic use with talk therapy to unearth past traumatic encounters. It’s believed psychedelics alter brain connections to expand awareness and break cycles of depressive thoughts.
But those properties also pose substantial risks. People high on drugs can accidentally harm themselves or others. While some “trips” induce euphoria, they can provoke negative emotions, too, making some people paranoid and even suicidal.American Journal of Psychiatry described a 32-year-old woman, a senior associate at an accounting firm, who ingested magic mushrooms with friends. For weeks, she had paranoid delusions, mania and psychosis. She became so depressed she could not take care of herself. It took months of intensive psychiatric treatment for her to complete basic errands., a psychiatrist at Washington University, has seen this firsthand.
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