> I think this recently re-emerging trend of attributing them with almost magical cure-all qualities is risky at best.
...and it's somewhat surprising, because we said the same things about benzos (which turned out to be pretty harmful), tricyclics, and SSRIs.
When Prozac was released people were talking about "better than well" and saying the medicine licensing system was broken because only ill people could get hold of prozac and we were depriving other people of this substance that would improve their lives. SSRIs are useful, but they're not magic.
Carefully used psychedelics are likely to be similar: really good for some people, not much use for others.
...and it's somewhat surprising, because we said the same things about benzos (which turned out to be pretty harmful), tricyclics, and SSRIs.
When Prozac was released people were talking about "better than well" and saying the medicine licensing system was broken because only ill people could get hold of prozac and we were depriving other people of this substance that would improve their lives. SSRIs are useful, but they're not magic.
Carefully used psychedelics are likely to be similar: really good for some people, not much use for others.