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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