Psychedelic Drugs in the World of Medicine: A brief history, a bright future?

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Psychedelic Drugs in the World of Medicine: A brief history, a bright future?

What is a psychedelic? Drug: a substance that is used as a medicine Psychedelic: relating to or denoting drugs that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness

What is Lysergic Acid Diethylamide? Synthetic compound manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grain

Tripping Explained The body, when in a normal state, processes information very differently than when under the influence of LSD. When tripping the thalamus is numbed and doesn’t function at full capacity. LSD changes the way serotonin is received in the brain and allows It also creates a phenomenon where parts of the brain that don’t usually interact, interact.

Effects Pros: creativity, increased empathy, glowing or mystical experiences, “one-ness”, almost no OD deaths Cons: decreased serotonin, disconnection with reality, disrupted homeostasis, “bad trips”

Medical History First synthesized in 1938 and ingested in 1943 by Albert Hoffman. Was initially thought to be able to cure alcoholism Also was given to people with mental diseases such as autism, OCD. Criminals and Terminally ill patients. Psychiatrists started prescribing themselves LSD and in 1965 LSD was…

BANNED! Ingesting LSD: BANNED! Selling LSD: BANNED! Production of LSD: BANNED! Scientific research of LSD: BANNED! LSD, along with many other “drugs”, was labelled as a schedule 1.

Psychedelics live on? The medical investigation into LSD and potential scientific breakthroughs was completely stopped. Until 2008 when strict legal restrictions were lifted and Scientific research could continue.

The light at the end of the Tunnel

Myths Facts and Questions Psychedelics stay in your spinal chord forever?- Myth Psychedelics are addictive?- Myth Flashbacks?- FACT Psychedelics are safe?-Myth