LSD being used for therapy
Posted Mar 6, 2014 7:15 am.
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A new study reveals, LSD could help ease anxiety for people with life-threatening illnesses, without side effects.
Researchers in Switzerland asked patients suffering from serious illnesses to take part in two full-day phsychotherapy sessions under the influence of LSD.
Eight weeks later, the patients who were given the drug reported declines in their anxiety, while those who got the placebo dose saw their anxiety rise.
Other studies have shown, the drug MDMA or Ecstasy could also be combined with psychotherapy to ease end-of-life anxiety or to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
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