Canadian researchers have just shown that LSD could help psychotherapy to relieve mental health illnesses. According to the team of researchers from the University of British Columbia (Canada), previous studies have already demonstrated the effectiveness of the controlled use of these drugs.
Researchers analyzed previous studies of participants to understand the effects of hallucinogenic drugs on mental illnesses. They found that many side effects such as “bad trips” are due to the excessive use of these recreational drugs. They explain that previous studies carried out on participants in the United States, Europe and Canada have shown that they have clinical efficacy and few side effects in patients with psychological illnesses.
One of the tests cited by the researchers found that psychotherapy using LSD could reduce anxiety caused by terminal illnesses. Another showed that the active molecule which is present in hallucinogenic fungi could be useful in the treatment of alcohol addiction. In addition, another study has shown that ecstasy may reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in people who have not seen improvements with conventional treatments.
Because hallucinogenic drugs are illegal, it is more difficult for researchers to conduct research in humans.
“Medical research must continue because scientific experiments on these hallucinogenic drugs may offer new ways of treating mental illness and addiction in patients who do not benefit from current treatments, ”says Dr. Evan Wood, one of the authors of the review, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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