[observationist]

Numerous studies have shown that the overall rate of occurrence in drug users is the same as the rate of occurrence in non drug users. Drug use causes schizophrenic breaks to happen earlier in susceptible individuals. The nature of schizophrenia makes the situation a "when" and not "if" question; around 1% of the population will have a schizophrenic episode and break from reality, regardless of whether they abstain from drugs or not. Almost any psychoactive drug can trigger early schizophrenic breaks; even caffeine or extreme stress and social trauma can be the trigger.

Drug use can result in other forms of psychosis. Psychedelics can result in pathological derealization, when the individual begins to question everything about their life up to that point, becoming vulnerable to any potential model of the world that offers plausible answers. Persistent use can detach someone from reality, making it hard for them to integrate with normal society and maintain a normal, responsible life.

Any drug use should be done responsibly. Harm reduction sites and drug safety activists and influencers have provided a huge wealth of information. Things that should be taught in school can nonetheless be found online, giving you the necessary health, use, preparation, and other harm reduction information necessary to be a responsible user.

It's awesome that mainstream academia and the medical establishment are allowing this research. A better informed society will be a safer, healthier society, without the misinformation and stigmatized gossip that passed for "drug safety" in recent history.

[hereme888]

Good info, I appreciate you sharing that.