Saturday, May 19, 2012
LSD helps to treat alcoholism
In the last decade or so, however, a new generation of researchers have
been interested in harnessing the therapeutic benefits of illicit drugs
— such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) for post-
traumatic stress disorder, ayahuasca for drug and alcohol dependency, and
psilocybin, the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, for smoking
cessation.
Psychedelics probably work in addiction by making the brain function more
chaotically for a period — a bit like shaking up a snow globe — weakening
reinforced brain connections and dynamics,”
http://www.nature.com/news/lsd-helps-to-treat-alcoholism-1.10200
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psychology
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