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The Public Is Being Primed To Feel Groovy About Psychedelic Drugs

Posted on March 7, 2024 by David E Smith

Right now, there is a concerted effort to change the American public’s attitude towards psychedelic drugs. Turn on Netflix, Hulu, or other streaming services, and you’re likely to find shows and documentaries on the usefulness of drugs like LSD (acid), DMT (spirit molecule), MDMA (ecstasy or mollies), and psilocybin (magic mushrooms). These shows are the first public signs that we are being primed to accept the recreational and “prescription” use of psychedelics to solve both our mental and spiritual ills.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged Drug Enforcement Administration, ecstasy, Edward Bernays, Hulu, LSD, magic mushrooms, marijuana, mental health, mollies, Netflix, psilocybin, psychedelics, Robert Worchester, Schedule 1 drugs, schizophrenia, Sigmund Freud, spirit molecule | Comments Off

Frequent Marijuana Use Linked to Mental Illness

Posted on August 21, 2023 by David E Smith

A recent study from Denmark adds to concerns about the impact of marijuana upon users’ mental health. According to a Wall Street Journal op-ed by psychologist Susan Pinker, a mammoth study of the health records of all 6.5 million Danes over a 26-year period showed a strong correlation between cannabis (marijuana) use disorder and various mental health diagnoses.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged bipolar, cannabis use disorder, marijuana, mental health, Nation Institutes of Health, psychosis, schizophrenia, Susan Pinker | Comments Off

Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois

Posted on May 8, 2019 by David E Smith

Once again, high potency marijuana is in the news. Governor J.B. Pritzker and several state lawmakers held a press conference this past Saturday to announce their bill (SB 7) to legalize marijuana for "recreational" use in Illinois.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged Aging of the Brain, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Brain Alteration, Heather Steans, heroin, J.B. Pritzker, Karen Randall, Kimberly Lightford, Marijuana-Related Traffic Fatalities, New Jersey, Opioid Deaths, Pacific Garden Mission, Patricia Van Pelt, Pediatrics, Phil Kwiatowski, Philip D. Murphy, psychiatric disorders, Psychological Medicine, psychosis, SB 7, schizophrenia, suicide, tetrahydrocannabinol, THC Concentrates, The Lancet Psychiatry, Toi Hutchinson, Violent Crime | Comments Off

Marijuana and Psychosis

Posted on March 29, 2019 by David E Smith

The pitfalls and perils of marijuana legalization are well-documented. But whenever we discuss that research here on BreakPoint, we’re accused of not having the right research. What that means is that we’ve used studies that contradict the very vocal advocates of weed.Well, let’s see what happens when we cite The British journal The Lancet, which, along with the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, is considered the “gold standard” for peer-reviewed medical research. It doesn’t get more “real” than being published in The Lancet.

A just-published study in The Lancet…

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged adolescent brains, Alex Berenson, BreakPoint, Journal of the American Medical Association, King’s College London, New England Journal of Medicine, psychosis, Ron Powers, schizophrenia, The Lancet | Comments Off