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"...which brings a whole other set of problems" Please expand on this point. My understanding is that Supervised injection sites already exist, are proven to

"...which brings a whole other set of problems" Please expand on this point. My understanding is that Supervised injection sites already exist, are proven to be effective and are endorsed by public health services in some cities. https://santemontreal.qc.ca/en/public/support-and-services/supervised-injection-services/ https://santemontreal.qc.ca/en/public/support-and-services/s... This story about Psilocybine is different, it's an exception about a controlled substance. Many exceptions exist for controlled substances around the world, such as methamphetamine sold under the name Desoxyn in the US, or Heroin sold as Diamorphine in the UK .

lm28469 6y ago
> Please expand on this point. You need to train people to handle patients under psychedelics (both mentally and physically), that alone is quite a challenge, who has the knowledge ? I'd bet there is more knowledge on internet forums than in the scientific community right now. Some people go in really weird mental states under psychedelics, I've witnessed it several times, it's never an easy thing to deal with. I have no problem believing psychedelics can "cure" ptsd/depression, I have also no problem believing it can make them worse for some people depending on their state of mind and the trip settings. You need to pay supervisors, an lsd trip is something like 6-12+ hours, who's going to pay ? Insurances ? How long will it take them to come up with regulations for that ? Who will have access to supervised psychedelic trips ? Dying people ? Sick people ? people with PTSD ? people with depression ? People who want to give it a try ? What about the after glow ? Most people will feel really down in the 24-96 hours following a trip, how do you make sure they don't do anything stupid in that period ? Who's accountable if something happens (suicide, etc.) ? People don't exaggerate when they say psychedelics can have mind shattering effects, I think we're far from wide spread medically supervised psychedelic trips.

lm28469 6y ago

> Please expand on this point. You need to train people to handle patients under psychedelics (both mentally and physically), that alone is quite a challenge, who has the knowledge ? I'd bet there is more knowledge on internet forums than in the scientific community right now. Some people go in really weird mental states under psychedelics, I've witnessed it several times, it's never an easy thing to deal with. I have no problem believing psychedelics can "cure" ptsd/depression, I have also no problem believing it can make them worse for some people depending on their state of mind and the trip settings. You need to pay supervisors, an lsd trip is something like 6-12+ hours, who's going to pay ? Insurances ? How long will it take them to come up with regulations for that ? Who will have access to supervised psychedelic trips ? Dying people ? Sick people ? people with PTSD ? people with depression ? People who want to give it a try ? What about the after glow ? Most people will feel really down in the 24-96 hours following a trip, how do you make sure they don't do anything stupid in that period ? Who's accountable if something happens (suicide, etc.) ? People don't exaggerate when they say psychedelics can have mind shattering effects, I think we're far from wide spread medically supervised psychedelic trips.