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On the other hand, Whitey Bulger credited LSD experiments he volunteered for while in prison for making him more paranoid and unstable[1]. Granted, the amounts
by douche 11y ago
On the other hand, Whitey Bulger credited LSD experiments he volunteered for while in prison for making him more paranoid and unstable[1]. Granted, the amounts inflicted on subjects in those CIA experiments was wildly beyond what pretty much any non-Deadhead or Merry Prankster would consume, and orders of magnitude beyond any nootropic microdosing scheme.
[1] http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/07/07/i-team-whitey-bulger-volunteered-for-lsd-testing-while-in-prison-in-1950s/ http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/07/07/i-team-whitey-bulger-v...
- pmoriarty 11y agoPrison is not exactly the most healthy environment in which to take psychedelics. Set and setting are critically important. Psychedelic states tend to make one highly vulnerable and suggestible. I would be surprised if taking them in prison did not have some negative effects. The same goes for CIA experimentation, which was often done on unwitting subjects. There are constructive and destructive ways to use these powerful tools. Experiments on prisoners and CIA mind-control experiments would qualify as the latter.