A new study recently published in the journal Psychopharmacology has found absolutely no link between the use of psychedelic drugs and psychosis. Psychedelic substances are usually found in nature, and within our body. These include psilocybin, dimethyltryptamin (DMT) and more. (1)
Clinical psychologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, examined data from the US National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). After doing so, the researchers found that individuals who have used, and do use psychedelic substances (LSD, psilocybin, peyote from the San Pedro cacti and more) were not at an increased risk of developing mental health problems. More specifically, no risk or link was found between these substances and schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, anxiety disorders and suicide attempts.
That being said, correlation does not equal causation, and we have very little science that shows any type of causation when it comes to this type of thing, on both ends of the spectrum.
This type of information will definitely turn heads, as nature reports, the belief that psychedelics can lead to mental health problems like psychosis dates back to the 1960’s. There have always been differing opinions in the world of academia when it comes to psychedelics.
“Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” – (1)Terrence Mckenna
New Study Finds No Link Between Psychedelics & Psychosis | Collective-Evolution
Clinical psychologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, examined data from the US National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). After doing so, the researchers found that individuals who have used, and do use psychedelic substances (LSD, psilocybin, peyote from the San Pedro cacti and more) were not at an increased risk of developing mental health problems. More specifically, no risk or link was found between these substances and schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, anxiety disorders and suicide attempts.
That being said, correlation does not equal causation, and we have very little science that shows any type of causation when it comes to this type of thing, on both ends of the spectrum.
This type of information will definitely turn heads, as nature reports, the belief that psychedelics can lead to mental health problems like psychosis dates back to the 1960’s. There have always been differing opinions in the world of academia when it comes to psychedelics.
“Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” – (1)Terrence Mckenna
New Study Finds No Link Between Psychedelics & Psychosis | Collective-Evolution
