New(?) Johns Hopkins article about psychedelics

[imPsimon]

As promised:

Single Dose of Hallucinogen May Create Lasting Personality Change

Single Dose of Hallucinogen May Create Lasting Personality Change - 09/29/2011

A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” was enough to bring about a measureable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants in a new study, according to the Johns Hopkins researchers who...

www.hopkinsmedicine.org

 

[DoctorMantus]

This is great, thanks really interesting read.

 

[a1pha]

Magic Mushrooms Can Bring About Lasting Personality Changes

Single Dose of Hallucinogen Can Cause Permanent Personality Change

 

[DoctorMantus]

A1pha at the moment your links are not working, is it me?

 

[imPsimon]

A1pha at the moment your links are not working, is it me?

Not for me either=(...

 

[a1pha]

Fixed. Thank you.

 

[F40PH]

This is a very good thing to happen. Not only the 'news' about psychedelics being able to bring about a beautiful personality change/expansion like that, but of course also the fact that this is being researched at all. The scientific community's interest in psychedelics is a very fundamental element to raise the public's awareness and openmindedness about psychedelics or drugs in general. I'm glad it's going the right way, and I'm convinced that with the next few generations, tolerance and understanding of these drugs may raise enough to get a significant chance at decriminalization/legalization.

Good on you, mankind!

 

[DMT Psychonaut]

Here is a more lengthy article about psilocybin trials being used for cancer patients as EoL treatments.

Flash Back! Psychedelic research returns

It seems a more positive spin is being put on psych's these days. :surprised