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		chmod775 on July 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LSD chemist William Pickard to be released from pr... What about the control groups in those trials? How many people? Hard to tell how effective the treatment is with nothing to compare to.

MacsHeadroom on July 26, 2020 [–]

22% in the drug-free therapy control groups. It's a pretty major difference.

Psychedelics work at changing the mind and they work astonishingly well, provided their consumption accompanies skilled counseling.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-019-05249-5

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