Question: Quite accidentally stumbled upon these arguments about the dangers of LSD, a drug / no drug, and so on. In brief bit about yourself: I am 29 years old, and for her not very long life, I had medical treatment of heroin addiction, had two overdoses of cocaine, not to mention know-whether the "grass", as this type of course, in including tried 2 or 3 times of LSD, long true 10-12 years ago. To date not even drink alcohol, I can quit smoking and used obscene tongue, and then generally just not a person but a gift:). Heroin used the last time 8 years ago, that is, I really recovered from the worst. Why am I all that? And by that I do not know firsthand what the "breaking" that is "overdose" and that such a psychological dependence. Vobschem (sigh), in many respects I agree with you, dear Doctor. Drugs are evil. I tried them (so you sit down) is completely unnecessary. Those who've never tried a single gram of alcohol and did not know what tobacco (there are others, yes) absolutely nothing to lose. Now regarding LSD. All the same I would not so blindly assert that LSD is a drug that causes dependence, especially the first time. The dependence on a physiological level, such as such as from opiates or alcohol, LSD does not cause, and you, dear doctor, know it. I'm not talking about all the psychedelics, because do not know (amphetamines, for example, I have not tried, God pardon), I'm talking specifically about the LSD-25. You, dear doctor, all the time refer to available to us, commoners, textbooks of psychiatry, and on some there sealed sources, in paper form "for its". And how do you so sure that in the textbooks is the truth? After all, you know how it happens, yesterday we learned in school physics in a textbook, and theories, and finally it will launch tomorrow the Large Hadron Collider (or whatever it is he), and proves that all of yesterday's theory and doctrine is nothing trifling huff? Cases have already been. Another thing, when unprepared people used the LSD – that he sees? Ready-whether it is for this? In the state-whether his brain to digest all the information that he downloaded? And wow, I think that this is the most objective critic of LSD. Well, really just to put LSD on a par with opiates and amphetamines can not be. At least it's just not correctly. As far as I know, all over the world LSD as a therapeutic drug banned in 1968, and at one time banned, and legally equated to the drug. Care-whether the powers of citizens or for themselves – a controversial issue. Especially if you take into account the fact that deaths from alcohol is not prohibited by several orders of magnitude higher than that of careless reception psychedelics. And, in particular, in the case of LSD, two decades of serious research has not been determined lethal dose. Moreover, no one has ever been able to prove that LSD brings harm to the body. Or Soviet psychiatrists still proved? Considering all this, plus my personal experience, I have concluded for themselves – the prohibition of LSD is not motivated by concern for the health of citizens. Why alcohol is something still not banned? Personally, I do not see the semantic difference between beer and heroin. What you from us, dear doctor, trying to hide? And maybe it's all still a ban on LSD is not a medical ban, but rather the socio-political, a ban on a certain type of experience? I've looked at so-honored, people from you, dear doctor, try to listen to objective things, and you tell them memorized dogma / mantra – LSD is a drug, it is dependent on the first try. . Why people astray to enter? Although everything is clear. . . Thank you for your attention.
Answer: For the attention – please:). You are judging from your description, polinarkoman – addiction to the use of different drug groups. Of course, your perception and feel of LSD, will sovershennno otherwise. Our dispute is with you completely useless. There are certain criteria for determining the drug, in which falls and LSD. There are natural biochemical processes that no one can change and alter at its discretion. But I rely only on facts and data of biochemistry, which is already fairly well understood. What may be questioned, I always pay attention to it and speak of this with caution. This is also true that the Earth is not flat but round.