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> a YouGov poll this month found that nearly two thirds of American adults would personally be willing to try MDMA, Ketamine, or Psilocybin if it was proven saf
by notadoc 9y ago
> a YouGov poll this month found that nearly two thirds of American adults would personally be willing to try MDMA, Ketamine, or Psilocybin if it was proven safe to treat a condition they have.
This seems very dubious. I find it hard to believe 3/4 of the population has an interest in any intoxicating substance let alone that trio. Do 3/4 of American adults know what these substances are and how they work, let alone what they do?
Now try to imagine 3/4 of the general population on a high dose of psilocybin experiencing ego loss and the related 6 hour mental colonic of tossing every possible skeleton out of their brains closet.
- mynameislegion1 9y ago> nearly two thirds That's quite a bit less than 3/4. I would be surprised if even half that many people knew about the kind of affect these kind of drugs can have on things like PTSD, OCD, or depression. Sometimes "tossing skeletons" is exactly what a brain needs to get back on a healthy track.
- King-Aaron 9y agoReplace "MDMA" with "alcohol" and it's not that hard to imagine... Most normal people, when presented with the question "would you try X drug", wouldn't have the experience to know about ego death and things, so it's probably not a concern for them.