This article is an example of incomplete and distorted facts, with an uneducated premises. LSD has never been a cure for alcoholism, and just because you have or do use it does not preclude alcoholism. The germ of this idea is founded upon the fact that LSD was used during the 1950s to aid alcoholics who wanted to quit in treatment centers in Canada to overcome their addiction; in other words, to give the alcoholic the perspective necessary to overcome his problem. It was very successful, and there were papers and books written that documented case studies and general results. I own several books on the subject, and have read fairly extensively on the subject, as LSD was and is my favorite recreational drug. (This is not an admission of continued use.) As LSD became more politically incorrect, due in large part to irresponsible misuse, the results of treatment based on LSD became discredited academically by vested medical and political interests. I'm not suggesting that such a thing could ever happen today, but in the '50s and '60s, the genuine research into LSD was discontinued and substituted with a resistance to scientific evaluation based on facts. The research at the time demonstrated a very successful treatment, with long-lasting results, not 100% effective, as no treatment is or can be, but so significant as to indicate that LSD works when the subject wants it to, and with a low recidivism rate. My books are in Virginia, or I would refer to them in order to pass along more information. But my point is that the article assumes that an LSD user won't be an alcoholic, while ignoring the source and truth of the matter.
Never abdicate your critical thinking skills!!
Never abdicate your critical thinking skills!!
Gone are the days we stopped to decide where we should go, we just ride...