Czy psychodeliki staną się lekami?
Maciej Lorenc
Kosmos August 8, 2024 DOI: 10.36921/kos.2024_2999 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Reviews the historical arc of psychedelic research, from early experiments to prohibition to renewed medical investigation, and predicts a new medical field based on classic psychedelics and their analogs. |
Abstract
In the past decade, there has been a surge of interest in the therapeutic use of psychedelics, especially in the treatment of depression and addiction, resulting in many new research projects on their properties. This publication outlines the history of scientific experiments conducted with psychedelics in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as their subsequent international outlawing in the 1970s and the resurgence of research into their medical potential with the onset of the 21st century. Additionally, it discusses the potential mechanisms responsible for their therapeutic impact, the dangers accompanying their use, and changes in their legal status in some countries. The text also makes predictions about the development of a new branch of medicine based on the use of classic psychedelics and their new analogs.