Can Psychedelics Help Alcohol Addiction?
Psychedelics have a long history in helping people who suffer from alcohol addiction. Current psychedelic research for alcohol use disorder is showing great promise for healing alcoholism.
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Research
Krebs TS, Johansen PØ. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Psychopharmacol. 2012 Jul;26(7):994-1002. doi: 10.1177/0269881112439253. Epub 2012 Mar 8. PMID: 22406913.
Ludwig A, Levine J, Stark L, Lazar R. A clinical study of LSD treatment in alcoholism. Am J Psychiatry. 1969 Jul;126(1):59-69. doi: 10.1176/ajp.126.1.59. PMID: 5798383.
Mariavittoria Mangini (1998) Treatment of Alcoholism Using Psychedelic Drugs: A Review of the Program of Research, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 30:4, 381-418, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1998.10399714
Nielson EM, May DG, Forcehimes AA, Bogenschutz MP. The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions. Front Pharmacol. 2018 Feb 21;9:132. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00132. PMID: 29515449; PMCID: PMC5826346.
Media Sources
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Bill Wilson circa 1939 – AP Photo/Hazelden
KREBS & JOHANSEN IMAGE: TOMMY STRØMMEN, EMMASOFIA