I cannot begin to thank you enough for your efforts to drag UK drug policy, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century. I expect that someday your work will keep harmless people like me out of jail and, much more importantly, will get help to people who are currently being denied it due to legislation that has no scientific basis whatsoever. The thought of, for example, veterans with PTSD suffering needlessly while politicians 'umm' and 'err' makes me sick to my stomach.
As for my question, many users of psychedelic drugs report feeling markedly different for a long time after just one experience. Do you think there is any legitimacy to the notion that psychedelics can change or awaken you or squeeze a lot of emotional development into a few hours? Or would you say such people have opened their minds so far that their brains have fallen out?
Thank you again. If you ever feel like having your ego stroked, please swing by /r/Drugs where you'll find you're something of a folk hero :)
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Dr Nutt,
I cannot begin to thank you enough for your efforts to drag UK drug policy, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century. I expect that someday your work will keep harmless people like me out of jail and, much more importantly, will get help to people who are currently being denied it due to legislation that has no scientific basis whatsoever. The thought of, for example, veterans with PTSD suffering needlessly while politicians 'umm' and 'err' makes me sick to my stomach.
As for my question, many users of psychedelic drugs report feeling markedly different for a long time after just one experience. Do you think there is any legitimacy to the notion that psychedelics can change or awaken you or squeeze a lot of emotional development into a few hours? Or would you say such people have opened their minds so far that their brains have fallen out?
Thank you again. If you ever feel like having your ego stroked, please swing by /r/Drugs where you'll find you're something of a folk hero :)
Edit: Hijacking my own comment to link this excellent talk by Professor Nutt and remind you to donate to DrugScience to assist their important research.
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