Infectedstyle said:
I agree, I believe there is little point in applying emperical materialistic methodology to something like DMT. We have applied this method to all other significant hard drugs and have reached nothing. People still are addicted and abuse coke left and right. The only real outcome of these studies has been the synthesis of anti-medicines and harm reduction drugs. In a vain attempt to manage symptoms but nothing really in actual understanding of the drug itself IMO
The previous is a knee-jerk reaction. As I have now actually read the study and their intentions clearly show a more psychological character and the efforts in studying this kind of injection of DMT, I think might appeal to some maniacally brave bunch of explorers
What are you talking about? Scientific studies of psychopharmacology have been *hugely* effective, and have given us technologies that have vastly improved the lives of thousands of people.
Eg:
- Anesthesia. Presumably you don't want to go into your next surgery while remaining fully conscious, right? Personally, I wouldn't.
- Analgesia. Similarly, do you want to recover from that surgery with nothing but willow bark to chew? I just had an adventure with kidney stones and codeine was a *lifesaver.*
- Antipsychotics. Yes, they have been horribly misused, but they have also given a lot of people a new lease on life. I mentioned in another topic who, thanks largely to aripiprazole and related compounds, has been able to lead the life she wants to live, rather than being in a pit of bipolar psychosis. My schizophrenic aunt feels the same way.
- Anti-migraine medications started with research into the effects of drugs like LSD on migraines. Now, I have a medication (rizatriptan benzoate) which I can take and abort my headaches, instead of spending 3 days locked in a dark room in crippling pain.
- The insights from the work being done by Nutt's lab at the Imperial College have given us fascinating insights into the way the brain relates to consciousness.
Those are just a few examples, I could go on.
If you really think that the focus on materialism and research into psychoactive drugs is pointless (after all, we haven't cured addiction, right?), then by all means, next time you have a surgery, reject the anesthsia and the post-surgery pain-killers. Better pray you never develop a psychotic or neurological disorder, also.
As for me, I think this stuff is awesome and really enjoy the fact that I can live my life in a way that I couldn't without my migraine meds. Thousands of disabled people reliant on medications feel the same way.
Blessings
~ND