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Study Proves People On Psychedelics Healthier And Happier Than Others
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The University of Alabama have discovered that participants who took magic mushrooms, DMT, mescaline and LSD had significantly reduced suicidal thoughts suicide attempts and psychological distress in the long term.
Rawstory.com reports:
The study, published recently in the Journal of Pharmacology, analyzed data from an annual survey conducted by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health that measures substance abuse in relation to mental illness. The data were compiled between 2008 and 2012, and drew from the experiences of 190,000 adults. Participants took the survey online, answering pre-recorded questions about their individual use of classic psychedelics.
Of those surveyed, 13.6%, or about 27,235 people, reported having used classic psychedelics. The results showed that those who had taken these substances were 19% less likely to have psychological distress in the past month, and their reports of suicidal thoughts in the past year were 14% lower than those who didn’t use the drugs. What’s more, that same group reported 36% fewer suicide attempts in the past year.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that 30,000 people in the U.S. die from suicide each year, and worldwide that number is 1 million. While treatment for mental health disorders has improved markedly in the past century, the suicide rate remains stagnant.
Only two studies to date, this one included, specifically address the relationship between mental illness and psychedelics. In 2011, individuals with advanced-stage cancer were given single doses of psilocybin and were found to have reduced long-term incidences of depression and anxiety.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2015/03/study-proves-people-on-psychedelics-healthier-and-happier-than-others/
