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Eric asked this question about How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics:
Would anyone care to share a comment on whether Pollan has gone off the deep end wit this one? I really enjoyed "The Omnivore's Dilemma," but this sounds from the dust jacket/publisher blurb to the reader being treated to an experience of the author's high without doing the drug.
Rick Kennerly No. NIH is doing microdosing trials with LSD & depression. I was going to apply, but you had to stay in DC for 6 weeks.

Johns Hopkins has had so much s…moreNo. NIH is doing microdosing trials with LSD & depression. I was going to apply, but you had to stay in DC for 6 weeks.

Johns Hopkins has had so much success with micro-dosing psilocybin that they are trying to have it rescheduled from Schedule 1 to schedule 2.

There are many clinics opening up ketamine therapy programs.

They’ve discovered some communities in Texas with remarkably low suicide rates. Turns out they’ve been micro-dosing with lithium in their ground water (naturally occurring).

Pollen’s on the leading edge of the public’s re-evaluating psychadelics in treating any number of mood disorders. (less)
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