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title: ""The use of psychedelic drugs may lead to reductions in problematic…"
date: 2019-06-27
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# "The use of psychedelic drugs may lead to reductions in problematic…

*June 27, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://www.psypost.org/2019/06/study-indicates-psychedelics-may-hold-considerable-potential-in-the-treatment-of-alcoholism-53909](https://www.psypost.org/2019/06/study-indicates-psychedelics-may-hold-considerable-potential-in-the-treatment-of-alcoholism-53909){target="_blank"}
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\"The use of psychedelic drugs may lead to reductions in problematic alcohol use, according to preliminary research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.\
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"Psychedelics appear to have the ability to induce a behavioral and mental plasticity, which is a way of saying they can serve as profound behavior change agents when applied in the right settings and framework," said study author Matthew W. Johnson (@Drug_Researcher), an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.\
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"They have potential to treat addictions, broadly defined. This is informed by early research with LSD as well as with reports regarding sacramental use of psychedelics by indigenous cultures and syncretic religions. Now the current study suggests that such anti-addictive effects for alcohol might be at play in the general population."\"
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