study finds that alcohol is worse for mental health than psychedelics nov 15, 2016 1 0 




( minds ) a study by the research council of norway has concluded that psychedelics do not link to mental health problems or suicidal behavior. a study of roughly 130,000 adult citizens in the united states found no <u+201c>evidence that psychedelic use is an independent risk factor for mental health problems.<u+201d> 




of the 135,095 randomly selected people, 19,299 of them had used either lysergic acid diethylamide (lsd), psilocybin or mescalin, and no links were found to <u+201c>increased likelihood of past year serious psychological distress, mental health treatment, suicidal thoughts, suicidal plans and suicide attempt, depression and anxiety.<u+201d> 




overall, the study concluded that <u+201c>it is difficult to see how prohibition of psychedelics can be justified as a public health measure.<u+201d> 




as information is allowed to run free through the internet, it has become openly apparent that many psychedelic drugs are not the danger the profit-driven media had portrayed them to be. often, they are one of the greatest medicines to overcome addiction. there is, however, a direct link between alcohol abuse and suicide. 




according to the us national library of medicine, <u+201c>alcohol abuse may lead to suicidality through disinhibition, impulsiveness and impaired judgment, but it may also be used as a means to ease the distress associated with committing an act of suicide.<u+201d> 




renowned author, sam harris, discusses the virtures of some specific psychedelic drugs: 




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study finds that alcohol is worse for mental health than psychedelics
the mind unleashed