[ExI] 27 psychedelics??

[Will Steinberg]

I don't think people should be allowed to speak in such an opinionated
manner regarding drugs if they haven't tried them themselves.  It's like
saying you're an expert on the color red if you can only see in black and
white.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 10:06 PM Rafal Smigrodzki via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 3:15 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> 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. *
>>
>
> ### True but irrelevant scaremongering (i.e. propaganda). Amphetamine
> dramatically improves focus and mental stamina, which is why it is widely
> used in the treatment of ADHD/ADD. Also, it is the most dramatically
> effective antidepressant but due to the propaganda it is almost never used
> for that indication.
>
> You *can* burn out your brain with high doses of amphetamine, usually 10x
> to 30x therapeutic level but that's a different story. The risk of losers
> getting addicted and screwing themselves up is not a good reason to deny
> this very useful medication to those who need it.
>
> For the sake of full disclosure, I have never used amphetamine or any
> other enhancing drugs, aside from caffeine and even that rarely.
>
> Rafal
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