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by joshuajill 1422 days ago
Research on psychotherapeutic use of hallucinogens is done on this premise. At this point I believe it would be unethical to perform such a study. It would risk exposing subjects to psychological harm.

Edit: on the premise that the environment is crucial for the outcome. This means creating a safe comfortable environment. Maybe with these new drugs will show otherwise in time.

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These are the current guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18593734/