[ExI] 27 psychedelics??

[William Flynn Wallace]

An amphetamine psychosis is among the very worst:   *lack of concentration,
delusions of persecution, increased motor activity, disorganization of
thoughts, lack of insight, anxiety, suspicion and auditory hallucinations -
don't mess with amphetamines unless you know when to stop and can.   bill w*

On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 2:08 PM Will Steinberg via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 1:36 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> There is exactly one chemical known to enhance chess ability, freely and
>> nearly universally used: caffeine.
>>
>
> I assume this is hyperbolic since amphetamines are widely known to boost
> problem-solving abilities and reaction time.  Caffeine sucks ass as a focus
> drug compared to amphetamines, since caffeine is a much more general
> stimulant instead of honing in on the motivation/action loci of the brain.
> (Source: studied neuroscience, did a lot of drugs).  And there are plenty
> of other nootropics ('smart drugs') known to enhance cognitive ability like
> piracetam, vinpocetine, noopept, etc...also hormone precursor stuff like
> DHEA or even straight up HGH can be beneficial for the mind.
>
> To Henry: opiates certainly have nootropic aspects; I say this as someone
> who was addicted to them (incl. heroin) for years.  Something like kratom
> could be particularly interesting for chess-like sports as it is also a
> stimulant in a more literal way than typical opiates, which are often
> stimulating but I wouldn't classify as stimulants.  In any case I stay away
> from all that stuff now, too addicting to me.
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