LSD Proved [effective In Treating Alcoholism]

Scientists from Norway have confirmed the effectiveness of LSD in the treatment of alcoholism. After analyzing data from six studies, they found that cravings for alcohol abuse decreased in 59 percent of volunteers who received a single dose of psychedelic. In addition, the use of LSD eased the course of withdrawal symptoms in alcoholics.

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Norwegian scientists have confirmed the effectiveness of the psychoactive substance LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide) in the treatment of alcoholism. According to the BBC, the study was conducted by Teri Krebs and Pål-Ørjan Johansen of the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology in Trondheim. A report on their work was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. {# Vrez.55543}

Kerbs and Johansen examined data from six studies of the psychedelic drug LSD conducted in the second half of the 1960s. Participants in these studies suffered from alcoholism, they were injected with the substance once in a dose of 210 to 800 micrograms.

The researchers found that in the LSD group, the urge to abuse alcohol decreased in 59 percent of the 315 volunteers. In the control group, which numbered about 190 people, a similar effect was observed in 38 percent of alcoholics.

In addition, according to Norwegian scientists, LSD eased the course of withdrawal symptoms in alcoholics. Kerbs and Johansen suggested that taking multiple doses of LSD could have a greater therapeutic effect in the treatment of alcoholism than a single dose of psychedelic.

Commenting on the results of a study of Norwegians, professor at Imperial College London, David Nutt, who advocates for the decriminalization of drugs, said: "Treatment of alcohol dependence requires significant changes in the patient's identity." "This is exactly what happens under the influence of LSD," he added.